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class Format { static Calendar c = new GregorianCalendar(1995, GregorianCalendar.MAY, 23); public static void main(String[] args) { // args[0] is the credit card expiration date // args[0] can contain either %1$tm, %1$te or %1$tY as malicious arguments // First argument prints 05 (May), second prints 23 (day) and third prints 1995 (year) // Perform comparison with c, if it doesn't match print the following line System.out.printf(args[0] + "" did not match! HINT: It was issued on %1$terd of some month"", c); } } |
Compliant Solution
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class Format { static Calendar c = new GregorianCalendar(1995, MAY, 23); public static void main(String[] args) { // args[0] is the credit card expiration date // Perform comparison with c, if it doesn't match print the following line System.out.printf(""The input did not match! HINT: It was issued on %1$terd of some month"", c); } } |
Risk Assessment
Allowing user input to taint the format string may cause information leaks or denial of service.
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\[[API 06|AA. Java References#API 06]\] [Class Formatter|http://java.sun.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/Formatter.html] \[[Seacord 05|AA. Java References#Seacord 05]\] Chapter 6, Formatted Output \[[MITRE 09|AA. Java References#MITRE 09]\] [CWE ID 674|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/674.html] ""Uncontrolled Format String"" |
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FIO32-J. Ensure all resources are properly closed when they are no longer needed 09. Input Output (FIO) FIO34-J. Do not create temporary files in shared directories