Buffer Overflow Format String Attacks More Basics
Format string attacks These vulnerabilities are associated with the ‘printf’ statement. Yes you read it right- ‘printf’. Suppose a programmer is writing a code and in that he is using printf statement to print something. He uses the following printf: Instead of Now you may argue “What is the difference between these two as both of them will compile without any errors?” Imagine if the output is set to “%d” in the first printf....