Jazzer.js

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Jazzer.js is a coverage-guided, in-process fuzzer for the Node.js platform developed by Code Intelligence. It is based on libFuzzer and brings many of its instrumentation-powered mutation features to the JavaScript ecosystem.

To use Jazzer.js in your own project follow these few simple steps:

1. Add the @jazzer.js/core dev-dependency

   npm install --save-dev @jazzer.js/core

2. Create a fuzz target invoking your code

   // file "FuzzTarget.js"
   module.exports.fuzz = function (data /*: Buffer */) {
   	const fuzzerData = data.toString();
   	myAwesomeCode(fuzzerData);
   };

3. Start the fuzzer using the fuzz target

   npx jazzer FuzzTarget

4. Enjoy fuzzing!

Jazzer.js can be used in two ways: Creating dedicated fuzz targets, as shown in the Quickstart section, or integrated into the Jest test framework.

Note: Using the test framework integration is the easiest and most convenient way to fuzz your code, hence, it is recommended to use this approach whenever possible.

To use fuzzing in your normal development workflow, a tight integration with the Jest test framework is provided. This coupling allows the execution of fuzz tests alongside your normal unit tests and seamlessly detect problems on your local machine or in your CI, enabling you to check that found bugs stay resolved forever.

Furthermore, the Jest integration enables great IDE support, so that individual inputs can be run or even debugged, similar to what you would expect from normal Jest tests.

Note: Detailed explanation on how to use the Jest integration can be found at docs/jest-integration.md.

A Jest fuzz test, in this case written in TypeScript, looks similar to the following example:

// file: "Target.fuzz.ts"
import "@jazzer.js/jest-runner";
import * as target from "./target";

describe("Target", () => {
	it.fuzz("executes a method", (data: Buffer) => {
		target.fuzzMe(data);
	});
});

Note: Please take a look at Enabling TypeScript in Jest tests for further information on how to set up Jest fuzz tests written in TypeScript.

Creating fuzz targets and executing those via CLI commands is straightforward and similar to what you would expect from other fuzzers. This approach offers the most control and can easily be integrated in your CI pipelines via npm/npx commands.

Note: Detailed explanation on how to create and use fuzz targets can be found at docs/fuzz-targets.md.

A fuzz target can look as simple as this example:

// file "FuzzTarget.js"
module.exports.fuzz = function (data /*: Buffer */) {
	const fuzzerData = data.toString();
	myAwesomeCode(fuzzerData);
};

Further documentation is available at docs/readme.md.

We recorded a live demo which shows how to get Jazzer.js up and running for your own projects. If you are just getting started, this might be helpful.

You can watch the recording here.

Jazzer.js supports Node.js LTS versions on the following platforms, other versions are best effort only:

• Linux x86_64
• macOS x86_64 and arm64
• Windows x86_64

Jazzer.js is inspired by its namesake Jazzer, also developed by Code Intelligence.