From db3cc11195af0dfae7c4bfcac78c75f48fbaa430 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: van Hauser Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2019 18:47:13 +0200 Subject: minor documentation update --- docs/QuickStartGuide.txt | 2 ++ docs/README | 2 +- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'docs') diff --git a/docs/QuickStartGuide.txt b/docs/QuickStartGuide.txt index abe7032f..e94b26ed 100644 --- a/docs/QuickStartGuide.txt +++ b/docs/QuickStartGuide.txt @@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ how to hit the ground running: If testing a network service, modify it to run in the foreground and read from stdin. When fuzzing a format that uses checksums, comment out the checksum verification code, too. + If this is not possible (e.g. in -Q(emu) mode) then use AFL_POST_LIBRARY + to calculate the values with your own library. The program must crash properly when a fault is encountered. Watch out for custom SIGSEGV or SIGABRT handlers and background processes. For tips on diff --git a/docs/README b/docs/README index d1b05b5a..9c81a788 100644 --- a/docs/README +++ b/docs/README @@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ Here are some of the most important caveats for AFL: To work around this, you can comment out the relevant checks (see experimental/libpng_no_checksum/ for inspiration); if this is not possible, you can also write a postprocessor, as explained in - experimental/post_library/. + experimental/post_library/ (with AFL_POST_LIBRARY) - There are some unfortunate trade-offs with ASAN and 64-bit binaries. This isn't due to any specific fault of afl-fuzz; see notes_for_asan.txt for -- cgit 1.4.1