AI-Powered Tool from Google Unearths 26 Weaknesses in Open-Source Projects

Recently, Google disclosed that its OSS-Fuzz tool driven by artificial intelligence has been instrumental in detecting 26 vulnerabilities in different open-source code archives.

Recently, Google disclosed that its OSS-Fuzz tool driven by artificial intelligence has been instrumental in detecting 26 vulnerabilities in different open-source code archives. This includes a vulnerability of medium intensity in the OpenSSL cryptographic library.
“This set of vulnerabilities marks a significant achievement in automated vulnerability discovery as each one was uncovered through AI, leveraging fuzz targets that were generated and improved by AI,”

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