Description:
American Fuzzy Lop++
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 5.03c@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Security
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Tags:
security
fuzzing
testing
vulnerability
binary-analysis
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Install:
brew install afl++
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About:
AFL++ is an advanced, community-maintained fork of the American Fuzzy Lop fuzzer. It incorporates numerous enhancements for better performance, more efficient instrumentation, and broader target support. The tool is designed to find unknown vulnerabilities in software binaries through automated, code-coverage-guided fuzzing.
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Key Features:
- Enhanced code coverage and instrumentation
- Support for persistent and deferred forkserver modes
- Multiple mutation strategies and custom mutators
- Compatibility with AFL, libFuzzer, and honggfuzz toolchains
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Use Cases:
- Fuzzing C/C++ binaries to discover security vulnerabilities
- Regression testing for complex software
- Hardening proprietary or open-source software
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Alternatives:
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libFuzzer
– In-process fuzzer often used with LLVM Sanitizers, generally easier to set up for library-level testing.
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honggfuzz
– Coverage-guided fuzzer focused on stability and multi-threaded fuzzing, often used for kernel fuzzing.
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| Sep 2, 2026 10:49am |
5.03c |
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VERSION_BUMP |
df796005 |
| Aug 27, 2026 12:44am |
5.02c |
1 |
REVISION_ONLY |
00652cda |
| Jun 29, 2026 9:19am |
5.02c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
9c57bb29 |
| Jun 18, 2026 9:11am |
5.01c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
ebb47b17 |
| Jun 3, 2026 8:47pm |
5.00c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
13e83df2 |
| May 3, 2026 11:11pm |
4.40c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
6757028a |
| Feb 27, 2026 1:00pm |
4.35c |
1 |
REVISION_ONLY |
9bb9e687 |
| Feb 13, 2026 10:01am |
4.35c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
25d7a4f3 |
| Oct 10, 2025 7:39pm |
4.34c |
1 |
VERSION_BUMP |
0e79e30c |
| Oct 1, 2025 7:48am |
4.34c |
0 |
VERSION_BUMP |
87b44445 |
| Oct 4, 2024 5:53pm |
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1 |
VERSION_BUMP |
ffbc0ca8 |
| Oct 4, 2024 12:08am |
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1 |
VERSION_BUMP |
719637df |
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