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/cmor-tables-3.3/cmip5-cmor-tables/show_git.c FINAL RESULTS: data/cmor-tables-3.3/cmip5-cmor-tables/show_git.c:7:8: [4] (shell) popen: 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. fp = popen("git log -n 1 --pretty=\"format:%H\" ","r"); data/cmor-tables-3.3/cmip5-cmor-tables/show_git.c:8:3: [4] (buffer) fscanf: The scanf() family's %s operation, without a limit specification, permits buffer overflows (CWE-120, CWE-20). Specify a limit to %s, or use a different input function. fscanf(fp,"%s",s1); data/cmor-tables-3.3/cmip5-cmor-tables/show_git.c:6:3: [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 s1[50]; ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 3 Lines analyzed = 11 in approximately 0.07 seconds (166 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 11 Hits@level = [0] 1 [1] 0 [2] 1 [3] 0 [4] 2 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 4 [1+] 3 [2+] 3 [3+] 2 [4+] 2 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 363.636 [1+] 272.727 [2+] 272.727 [3+] 181.818 [4+] 181.818 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 3 (--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.