yasca alternatives

Looking for an alternative tool to replace yasca? During the review of yasca 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. angr (binary analysis framework)
  2. Bandit (Python static code analyzer)
  3. graudit (static code analysis tool)

These tools are ranked as the best alternatives to yasca.

Alternatives (by score)

74

angr

Introduction

Tools like angr are great for performing in-depth analysis of binaries. This could be the analysis of an unknown binary, like a collected malware sample.

Project details

angr is written in Python.

Strengths and weaknesses

  • + More than 50 contributors
  • + More than 1000 GitHub stars
  • + The source code of this software is available

    Typical usage

    • Binary analysis
    • Malware analysis

    angr review

    60

    Bandit

    Introduction

    Bandit is a tool that can be used during development or afterward. Typically this is used by developers to find common security issues in Python code before putting the code in production. Another use-case would be to use this tool to analyze existing projects and find possible flaws.

    Project details

    Bandit is written in Python.

    Strengths and weaknesses

    • + More than 50 contributors
    • + The source code of this software is available
    • + Supported by a large company

      Typical usage

      • Code analysis

      Bandit review

      70

      graudit

      Introduction

      Analysis of source code helps to find programming flaws including those that can lead to software vulnerabilities. Graudit helps to uncover these by searching through the files and discover possible flaws. The tool supports languages like ASP, C, Perl, PHP, Python, and others.

      Project details

      graudit is written in shell script.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + The source code is easy to read and understand
      • + Tool is easy to use
      • + Used language is shell script
      • + The source code of this software is available
      • - No releases on GitHub available

      Typical usage

      • Code analysis

      graudit review

      85

      PyT (Python Taint)

      Introduction

      Python Taint (or PyT) is a static code analyzer for Python scripts and applications. It tries to discover vulnerabilities or other possible weaknesses.

      Project details

      PyT is written in Python.

      Strengths and weaknesses

      • + The source code of this software is available

        Typical usage

        • Code analysis

        PyT review

        85

        Shellharden

        Introduction

        Shellharden helps to detect flaws in shell scripts that may result in vulnerabilities. While being similar to Shellcheck, this tool can apply the suggested changes to a shell script.

        Project details

        Shellharden is written in Rust.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + Tool is easy to use
        • + More than 3000 GitHub stars
        • + The source code of this software is available
        • - Full name of author is unknown

        Typical usage

        • Code analysis

        Shellharden review

        93

        Brakeman

        Introduction

        Brakeman is a static code analysis tool for Ruby on Rails to perform a security review. It comes as an open source project with optional commercial support.

        Project details

        Brakeman is written in Ruby.

        Strengths and weaknesses

        • + Commercial support available
        • + The source code of this software is available

          Typical usage

          • Code analysis

          Brakeman review

          59

          Cppcheck

          Introduction

          Cppcheck is a static code analysis tool for C and C++ code. It helps to discover bugs that would not be picked up by compilers, yet avoid any false positives.

          Project details

          64

          Jackhammer

          Introduction

          The tool uses RBAC (Role Based Access Control) with different levels of access. Jackhammer uses several tools to do dynamic and static code analysis (e.g. for Java, Ruby, Python, and Nodejs). It checks also for vulnerabilities in libraries. Due to its modular architecture, it can use several scanners out of the box, with options to add your own.

          The Jackhammer project was initially added to GitHub on the 8th of May, 2017.

          Project details

          Jackhammer is written in Ruby.

          Strengths and weaknesses

          • + The source code of this software is available

            Typical usage

            • Collaboration
            • Information sharing

            Jackhammer review

            56

            Shellyzer

            Introduction

            Shell scripts are easy to create and often used by system administrator and developers. Although the language is fairly easy, there is a good number of best practices when creating them. Tools like Shellyzer can help auditing these scripts and improve the code or discover vulnerabilities.

            Project details

            Shellyzer is written in Python.

            Strengths and weaknesses

            • + The source code of this software is available
            • - Unknown project license

            Typical usage

            • Code analysis

            Shellyzer review

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