scanf

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:software
gptkbp:category standard library function
gptkbp:definedIn gptkb:stdio.h
gptkbp:documentedIn C standard library documentation
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1978
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label scanf
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:ANSI_C
gptkbp:notRecommendedFor parsing untrusted input
gptkbp:parameter format string
variable argument list
gptkbp:purpose input function
gptkbp:readBy standard input
gptkbp:relatedTo printf
fscanf
sscanf
gptkbp:requires address of variables for input
gptkbp:result EOF
number of input items successfully matched and assigned
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:C_programming_language
gptkbp:vulnerableTo buffer overflow
format string attack
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:stdio.h
gptkb:libc
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6