CAPEC-52 Embedding NULL Bytes
abstraction: detailedstatus: activeAn adversary embeds one or more null bytes in input to the target software. This attack relies on the usage of a null-valued byte as a string terminator in many environments. The goal is for certain components of the target software to stop processing the input when it encounters the null byte(s).
likelihood: Highseverity: High
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