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The unsourced and unhelpful stuff, IMO needs to go, or it needs a rewrite and sourcing... but string exploits come and go daily, vary by language, OS, revision of each. |
A source for what they are... |
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{{Notability|date=March 2008}}
'''String exploits''' are [[security exploit]]s involving handling of [[String (computer science)|string]] data in computer software.{{cite book|title=Hacking: the art of exploitation|series=No Starch Press Series|publisher=Safari Books Online|Author=Jon Erickson|Edition=2, illustrated|year=2008|ISBN= 9781593271442}}
* [[Format string attack]] - unchecked <code>[[printf|*printf]]</code> format strings are dangerous<!-- If exception handling is not involved -->
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