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  Server Application Format String Attack 4

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 server applications.


References
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-2288


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