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Author BreamoreBoy
Recipients BreamoreBoy, JohnLeitch, belopolsky, brycedarling, lemburg, vstinner
Date 2015-09-04.23:26:20
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Python prompt or script makes no difference.

C:\Users\Mark\Desktop>py -2.6 time_strftime_Buffer_Over-read.py
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "time_strftime_Buffer_Over-read.py", line 2, in <module>
    strftime("AA%"*0x10000)
ValueError: Invalid format string

Python 3.5.0rc2 (v3.5.0rc2:cc15d736d860, Aug 25 2015, 05:08:37) [MSC v.1900 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
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>>> from time import *
>>> strftime("AA%"*0x10000)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: Invalid format string
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2015-09-04 23:26:20BreamoreBoysetrecipients: + BreamoreBoy, lemburg, belopolsky, vstinner, JohnLeitch, brycedarling
2015-09-04 23:26:20BreamoreBoysetmessageid: <1441409180.24.0.608757468412.issue24917@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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