CWE-147: Improper Neutralization of Input Terminators

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The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as input terminators when they are sent to a downstream component.

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For example, a "." in SMTP signifies the end of mail message data, whereas a null character can be used for the end of a string.

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