Consider the following code snippet in C: char *base_url = malloc(11 * sizeof(char)); printf("Enter an 11 character URL: "); scanf("%s", base_url); char src[11]; char dst[11]; // copies base_url to src strncpy(src, base_url, 11); // copies src to dest strcpy(dst, src); printf("src: %s dst: %s\n", src, dst); Identify at least one potential buffer overflow vulnerability and explain why/how it can be exploited (i.e., not just that it’s a buffer overflow, but where the problem will manifest itself).

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Consider the following code snippet in C:

char *base_url = malloc(11 * sizeof(char));

printf("Enter an 11 character URL: ");

scanf("%s", base_url);

char src[11];

char dst[11];

 

// copies base_url to src

strncpy(src, base_url, 11);

 

// copies src to dest

strcpy(dst, src);

printf("src: %s dst: %s\n", src, dst);

 

  1. Identify at least one potential buffer overflow vulnerability and explain why/how it can be exploited (i.e., not just that it’s a buffer overflow, but where the problem will manifest itself).

 

 

 

 

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