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apicall hook `snprintf` function and variants

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#318 opened on Feb 13, 2020

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Description

Some decoding routines rely on string formatting routines such as snprintf. Example: 9dab...106c

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Examine existing apicall hook implementations in the codebase and add a hook for snprintf and its variants (snprintf, vsnprintf, etc.) following the same pattern.
Tech stack
python
Domain
security
Issue type
Feature
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3
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Half day
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Active
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Needs investigation
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PythonFLOSS internals
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55