Nmap Development: Re: [NSE patch] patch for print_debug calls in scripts without proper formatstring

[Fyodor <fyodor () insecure org>]

On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 09:58:11AM +0200, Sven Klemm wrote:
> the stdnse.print_debug() function unlike the normal lua print() 
> function expects a format specifier similar to string.format().
> There are a few scripts which pass non-static data directly to 
> print_debug leading to "format string vulnerabilities".
> When lua encounters any % with unknown conversion specifier or any 
> conversion specifier with unmatched argument given to the 
> print_debug() call script execution will stop.
>
> The attached patch fixes the affected scripts.
Thanks Sven!  I've applied this.

-F

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