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  Client Application Format String Attack 1

Category: SUSPICIOUS-TRAFFIC      

Format string vulnerabilities stems from the use of unchecked user input as the format string parameter in certain C functions that perform formatting, such as printf(). A successful exploit could lead to crash of the program or arbitrary code execution.

This signature detects format string attacks to client applications.


References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncontrolled_format_string


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