CAPEC-46 Overflow Variables and Tags

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This type of attack leverages the use of tags or variables from a formatted configuration data to cause buffer overflow. The adversary crafts a malicious HTML page or configuration file that includes oversized strings, thus causing an overflow.

likelihood: Highseverity: High
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