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What is AST-Based Vulnerability Detection?

This technique uses abstract syntax trees to analyze source code for potential vulnerabilities. By representing code structure, ASTs enable automated detection of security flaws such as buffer overflows, SQL injection, and cross-site scripting (XSS).

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Static Application Security Testing (SAST)Semantic Code AnalysisAbstract Syntax Tree (AST)AST Mutation TestingFuzzing with AST TransformationsAST-based Code Similarity DetectionLanguage-Agnostic Vulnerability Detection