Flawfinder version 2.0.10, (C) 2001-2019 David A. Wheeler. Number of rules (primarily dangerous function names) in C/C++ ruleset: 223 Examining data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.h Examining data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/semaphore.c Examining data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/win32_functions.c Examining data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.c FINAL RESULTS: data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/semaphore.c:451:9: [4] (buffer) strcpy: Does not check for buffer overflows when copying to destination [MS-banned] (CWE-120). Consider using snprintf, strcpy_s, or strlcpy (warning: strncpy easily misused). strcpy(name_copy, name); data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/semaphore.c:492:9: [4] (buffer) strcpy: Does not check for buffer overflows when copying to destination [MS-banned] (CWE-120). Consider using snprintf, strcpy_s, or strlcpy (warning: strncpy easily misused). strcpy(name_copy, name); data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.c:172:5: [2] (buffer) char: Statically-sized arrays can be improperly restricted, leading to potential overflows or other issues (CWE-119!/CWE-120). Perform bounds checking, use functions that limit length, or ensure that the size is larger than the maximum possible length. char buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))]; data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.c:207:5: [2] (buffer) char: Statically-sized arrays can be improperly restricted, leading to potential overflows or other issues (CWE-119!/CWE-120). Perform bounds checking, use functions that limit length, or ensure that the size is larger than the maximum possible length. char buf[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(int))]; data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.h:171:5: [2] (buffer) char: Statically-sized arrays can be improperly restricted, leading to potential overflows or other issues (CWE-119!/CWE-120). Perform bounds checking, use functions that limit length, or ensure that the size is larger than the maximum possible length. char buffer[CONNECTION_BUFFER_SIZE]; data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/multiprocessing.c:304:9: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). n = read(fd, buf, recvlen); data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/semaphore.c:448:34: [1] (buffer) strlen: Does not handle strings that are not \0-terminated; if given one it may perform an over-read (it could cause a crash if unprotected) (CWE-126). name_copy = PyMem_Malloc(strlen(name) + 1); data/billiard-3.6.3.0/Modules/_billiard/semaphore.c:489:34: [1] (buffer) strlen: Does not handle strings that are not \0-terminated; if given one it may perform an over-read (it could cause a crash if unprotected) (CWE-126). name_copy = PyMem_Malloc(strlen(name) + 1); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 8 Lines analyzed = 2218 in approximately 0.08 seconds (27765 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 1725 Hits@level = [0] 2 [1] 3 [2] 3 [3] 0 [4] 2 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 10 [1+] 8 [2+] 5 [3+] 2 [4+] 2 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 5.7971 [1+] 4.63768 [2+] 2.89855 [3+] 1.15942 [4+] 1.15942 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 1 (--followdotdir overrides) Minimum risk level = 1 Not every hit is necessarily a security vulnerability. There may be other security vulnerabilities; review your code! See 'Secure Programming HOWTO' (https://dwheeler.com/secure-programs) for more information.