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Fuzzing Hello_Extensions?

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
20/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
c

Research direction

The issue raises a question about length fields in HELLO_EXTENSIONs but names no files or tests. Start by locating the HELLO_EXTENSION handling and any existing fuzzing or tests for it. Done means the length fields are covered and the project’s relevant checks pass.

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@bathooman

Just to mention: the HELLO_EXTENSIONs are also including lengths.
Did you already checked that?
I really appreciate tinydtls gets hardened.

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