USENIX Security '23 - AnimateDead: Debloating Web Applications Using Concolic Execution

USENIX Security '23 - AnimateDead: Debloating Web Applications Using Concolic Execution

Babak Amin Azad, Stony Brook University; Rasoul Jahanshahi, Boston University; Chris Tsoukaladelis, Stony Brook University; Manuel Egele, Boston University; Nick Nikiforakis, Stony Brook University

Year over year, modern web applications evolve to cater to the needs of many users and support various runtime environments. The ever-growing need to appeal to as many users as possible and the reliance on third-party dependencies comes at the price of code-bloat. Previous research …

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