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Symbolic Execution and Debugging Synchronization

This is my Bsc thesis.

In this thesis, we introduce the idea of combining symbolic execution with dynamic analysis for reverse engineering. The synchronization between a debugger and a symbolic executor can enhance manual dynamic analysis and allow a reverser to easily solve small portions of code without leaving the debugger. We implemented a synchronization mechanism on top of the binary analysis framework angr, allowing for transferring the state of the debugged process to the angr environment and back. The backend library is debugger agnostic and can be extended to work with various frontends. We implemented a frontend for the IDA Pro debugger and one for the GNU Debugger, which are both widely popular among reverse engineers.

ResearchGate page: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327655380_Symbolic_Execution_and_Debugging_Synchronization

Advisor: Prof. Camil Demetrescu

Co-Advisors: Dr. Emilio Coppa, Dr. Daniele Cono D’Elia

Cite

You can use the following bibtex entry (it's a workaround to cite a bsc thesis):

@mastersthesis{Fioraldi:BscThesis:2018,
    author = {Andrea Fioraldi},
    title = {{Symbolic Execution and Debugging Synchronization}},
    school = {Sapienza University of Rome},
    month = {October},
    year = {2018},
    type = {{Bachelor's thesis}},
}