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  • So you're asking how printf can find the string because there is a different parameter count than the % signs say? Two thought problems here: a) Before printf can count the % at all, it has to find the string. Wrong string content can't prevent finding this string. b) Without attacks: printf supports variable parameter counts, and it always can find the string. Last parameter etc. doesn't matter. Commented May 9, 2016 at 7:17