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  • In the specific situation the source of input cannot be altered. It was a hacking exercise where B is /bin/sh and A can only by exploited by providing 8-bit-input. Expect sounds like a nice alternative. Commented Sep 3, 2016 at 23:39
  • @countermode In this scenario, a timeout is probably the easiest method. It isn't robust, but for an exploit it should be good enough. Commented Sep 5, 2016 at 7:48