Hamled/mazda-format-string-bug
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printf format string bug in Mazda Connect Infotainment System
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…string "%s" as the format, instead of the untrusted string coming from the outside. [1] https://github.com/Hamled/mazda-format-string-bug#readme
comment by unwind · 2022-02-09 · in Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a single FM radio station -
https://github.com/Hamled/mazda-format-string-bug#readme
comment by david_allison · 2022-02-09 · in Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a single FM radio station -
…at the actual bug. Via a thread the Mazda owner posted on Reddit, I found this great writeup: https://github.com/Hamled/mazda-format-string-bug#readme TLDR: The problem is the `% In`, and specifically the `%n` - when printf sees that, it…
comment by cipheredStones · 2022-02-09 · in Thousands of Mazdas in the Seattle area are stuck on a single FM radio station