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📝 printf() without a format string gave root access on thousands of FTP servers

One missing argument turns printf into a read/write primitive. You'll leak stack data, overwrite GOT entries, and redirect execution with a single string. 🖨️

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Binary Exploitation

📝 printf() without a format string gave root access on thousands of FTP servers

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