GNU bug report logs - #8683
printf out-of-bounds memory access

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Paul Marinescu <paul.marinescu <at> imperial.ac.uk>

Date: Tue, 17 May 2011 15:32:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #13 received at 8683-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
Cc: 8683-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8683: printf out-of-bounds memory access
Date: Wed, 18 May 2011 00:55:50 +0100

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]
On 17/05/11 16:54, Pádraig Brady wrote:
> On 17/05/11 16:31, Paul Marinescu wrote:
>> In coreutils 8.12 (latest), printf can make an out-of-bounds access when
>> an integer argument consists only of a single or double quote.

I'll apply the attached fix soon.

thanks again,
Pádraig.

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