During a penetration test of a server application, a security consultant found that the application...

To understand and exploit the vulnerability causing the server application to crash or remain stable after opening several simultaneous connections, the best approach is to attach a remote debugger to the application. This allows the penetration tester to monitor the application’s behavior in real-time without affecting the stability of the testing environment. Establishing a large number of connections to the server and sending fixed packets of data simultaneously can help to reproduce the issue consistently, which is crucial for identifying the cause of the crashes. Analyzing the application's response and debugging data will provide insights into potential buffer overflow, race conditions, or other vulnerabilities.

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Effective Debugging Techniques

Fuzz Testing and Debugging