exploit-db-mirror/platforms/bsd/dos/33318.txt
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source: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36884/info
OpenBSD and NetBSD are prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because they fail to properly parse format strings to the 'printf(1)' function.
An attacker can exploit this issue to cause applications using the vulnerable call to crash with a segmentation fault, denying service to legitimate users.
The following are reported vulnerable:
OpenBSD 4.6
NetBSD 5.0.1
printf %*********s 666