Test case 149237

Deprecated test case

This version contains mistakes, making it deprecated. Deprecated test cases should not be used for new work. However, They remain in the SARD as a reference to redo previous work. The latest version of this test case is available here.

Old Test Case ID: 149043
Type: source code
Pairs: 149238-v1.0.0
State: bad
Author: SecureSoftware, Alexander Hoole, Aurelien Delaitre
Status: deprecated
Language: C
Submission Date: 23 Mar 2015

Description

Format string problems occur when a user has the ability to control or write completely the format string used to format data in the printf style family of C/C++ functions (flawed).

Flaws

CWE-134 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Test Suites

C Test Suite for Source Code Analyzer v2 - Vulnerable

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