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/chkservice-0.3/include/chk-ctl.h Examining data/chkservice-0.3/include/chk-systemd.h Examining data/chkservice-0.3/include/chk-ui.h Examining data/chkservice-0.3/include/chk.h Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-ctl.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-systemd-utils.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-systemd.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wutils.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/src/chkservice.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/tests/chkctl-test.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/tests/chksystemd-test.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/tests/chkui-test.cpp Examining data/chkservice-0.3/tests/main-test.cpp FINAL RESULTS: data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-systemd-utils.cpp:61:21: [4] (shell) system: This causes a new program to execute and is difficult to use safely (CWE-78). try using a library call that implements the same functionality if available. if ((status = system(sysvCMD.c_str())) == -1) { data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp:184:9: [4] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. sprintf(searchString, "%s%c", searchString, key); data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp:197:6: [4] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. sprintf(text, "%s%s", text, searchString); data/chkservice-0.3/src/chkservice.cpp:32:5: [4] (format) fprintf: If format strings can be influenced by an attacker, they can be exploited (CWE-134). Use a constant for the format specification. fprintf(stdout, ABOUT_INFO, VERSION); data/chkservice-0.3/include/chk-ui.h:84:5: [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 searchString[BUFSIZ] = ""; data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-systemd.cpp:519:3: [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 *names[ids->size()]; data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-systemd.cpp:541:3: [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 *names[ids->size()]; data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp:194:3: [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 text[BUFSIZ] = "/"; data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp:487:3: [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 emptyStr[winSize->w + 1]; data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wmain.cpp:164:14: [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). slen = strlen(searchString); data/chkservice-0.3/src/chk-wutils.cpp:60:12: [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). length = strlen(string); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 11 Lines analyzed = 2145 in approximately 0.07 seconds (28740 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 1477 Hits@level = [0] 0 [1] 2 [2] 5 [3] 0 [4] 4 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 11 [1+] 11 [2+] 9 [3+] 4 [4+] 4 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 7.44753 [1+] 7.44753 [2+] 6.09343 [3+] 2.70819 [4+] 2.70819 [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.