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Everything processes user input. Whether a numeric user id or some text.



That's going a bit far. User input is usually handled by a small percentage of modules. Those should guard against malicious or faulty input where possible.

That's not even the issue here, though. The issue is tgat the input is processed via an algorithm thst is easy to hang and/or format that's hard to parse. On top of that, no isolation or monitor to catch the fault. Each of these can be done differently... are in many programs... to avoid or better mitigate such risks. Developers often dont.




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