Author
Macelletti, Michael
Other Contributors
Zikas, Vassilis; Milanova, Ana; LaPre, Justin M.;
Date Issued
2017-12
Subject
Computer science
Degree
MS;
Terms of Use
This electronic version is a licensed copy owned by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY. Copyright of original work retained by author.;
Abstract
Software bugs and security vulnerabilities are becoming more and more common, yet the question still remains, "What is a bug?". In this paper, we present a definition of a software bug. Once a base definition is defined, we build more structure around the definition, including program levels, bug classes, and error types. Afterwards, we apply our new bug classification system to the DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge (CGC) programs in order to assess the diversity of the bugs in the set of programs. Based on the analysis, the bugs in the CGC programs are not diverse. This makes the set of CGC programs ineffective at simulating real world program bugs.;
Description
December 2017; School of Science
Department
Dept. of Computer Science;
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Relationships
Rensselaer Theses and Dissertations Online Collection;
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