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Home/CWEs/CWE-134
Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-134: Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

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The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

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https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/134.htmlNVD CWE listing

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