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address-sanitizer

AddressSanitizer detects memory errors during fuzzing. Use when fuzzing C/C++ code to find buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs.

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Installation and usage

AddressSanitizer detects memory errors during fuzzing. Use when fuzzing C/C++ code to find buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs.

Installation
$ install --globalskills.sh
Usage

Once installed, you can use this skill by running the following command in your terminal:

skills use address-sanitizer