boofuzz alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace boofuzz? During the review of boofuzz we looked at other open source tools. Based on their category, tags, and text, these are the ones that have the best match.

Top 3

  1. Wfuzz (web application fuzzer)
  2. Kitty (fuzzing framework)
  3. Fuzzapi (REST API fuzzing tool)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to boofuzz.

Alternatives (by score)

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Wfuzz

Introduction

Wfuzz is a fuzzing tool written in Python. Tools like Wfuzz are typically used to test web applications and how they handle both expected as unexpected input.

Project details

Wfuzz is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • Application fuzzing
    • Application security
    • Application testing
    • Web application analysis

    Wfuzz review

    60

    Kitty

    Introduction

    Kitty is a framework for those who want to do fuzzing unusual targets, like proprietary protocols. Although Kitty itself is not a fuzzing tool, it allows one to build a fuzzing tool.

    Project details

    Kitty is written in Python.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + The source code of this software is available

      Typical usage

      • Application fuzzing

      Kitty review

      68

      Fuzzapi

      Introduction

      Fuzzapi is a security tool to test a REST API using fuzzing. It can be used for security assessments and penetration tests.

      Project details

      Fuzzapi is written in Ruby.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + The source code of this software is available

        Typical usage

        • Application fuzzing
        • Application testing

        Fuzzapi review

        97

        Wapiti

        Introduction

        Wapiti is typically used to audit web applications.

        Project details

        Wapiti is written in Python.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + Project is mature (10+ years)
        • + The source code of this software is available
        • + Well-known tool

          Typical usage

          • Application fuzzing
          • Vulnerability scanning
          • Web application analysis

          Wapiti review

          64

          syzkaller

          Introduction

          Syzkaller is an unsupervised coverage-guided Linux kernel fuzzer. It tests kernel system calls (syscall) to see how they respond to unexpected data.

          Project details

          syzkaller is written in Golang.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + More than 25 contributors
          • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
          • + The source code of this software is available

            Typical usage

            • Application fuzzing
            • Application testing

            syzkaller review

            60

            0d1n

            Introduction

            0d1n is useful to perform brute-force login attempts for authentication forms. It can discover useful directory names by using a predefined list of paths. With options to use a random proxy per request and load CSRF tokens, it is a tool that can be used in different type of assignments.

            Project details

            0d1n is written in C.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + The source code of this software is available

              Typical usage

              • Information gathering
              • Penetration testing
              • Security assessment
              • Vulnerability scanning

              0d1n review

              64

              DirSearch (Go)

              Introduction

              DirSearch is a Go implementation of the original dirsearch tool written by Mauro Soria. It is used to discover directories by using common names and guessing (fuzzing).

              Project details

              DirSearch (Go) is written in Golang.

              Strengths and weaknesses

              • + The source code of this software is available

                Typical usage

                • Information gathering
                • Penetration testing
                • Security assessment

                DirSearch (Go) review

                60

                DotDotPwn

                Introduction

                DotDotPwn is a security tool to perform directory traversal attempts to discover interesting paths in web applications.

                Project details

                DotDotPwn is written in Perl.

                Strengths and weaknesses

                • + The source code of this software is available

                  Typical usage

                  • Application fuzzing
                  • Penetration testing

                  DotDotPwn review

                  64

                  SFTPfuzzer (Simple FTP Fuzzer)

                  Introduction

                  SFTPfuzzer (Simple FTP Fuzzer) allows the tester fuzz username and password fields in an FTP Server. It is intended to find a buffer overflow vulnerability.

                  Project details

                  SFTPfuzzer is written in Python.

                  Strengths and weaknesses

                  • + The source code of this software is available

                    Typical usage

                    • Application testing

                    SFTPfuzzer review

                    63

                    afl (American fuzzy lop)

                    Introduction

                    American fuzzy lop, or afl, is a security-oriented fuzzer. It helps with testing software to find unexpected results within applications.

                    Project details

                    afl is written in C.

                    Strengths and weaknesses

                    • + The source code of this software is available

                      Typical usage

                      • Application testing

                      afl review

                      60

                      dirsearch

                      Introduction

                      Dirsearch is a tool to guide security professionals to find possible information leaks or sensitive data. It does this by looking for directory and file names.

                      Project details

                      dirsearch is written in Python.

                      Strengths and weaknesses

                      • + More than 10 contributors
                      • + More than 500 GitHub stars
                      • + The source code of this software is available

                        Typical usage

                        • Information gathering
                        • Penetration testing
                        • Security assessment

                        dirsearch review

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