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Re: Application-level Attacks


From: "Marcus J. Ranum" <mjr () ranum com>
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 10:47:27 -0500

Paul D. Robertson wrote:
Hmmm, but an SQL injection attack isn't really a protocol issue- it's an
unexpected input issue- 

It's an application-specific flaw in the application accepting the input,
unless I really misunderstand how SQL injection works.

If the thing that is broken is an "application" then attacks against
that break are "application attacks" no?

mjr.

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