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/fakeroot-ng-0.18/process.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/credentials.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file_lie.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/log.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/unique_fd.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/x86_64/platform.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/x86_64/platform_specific.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/i386/platform.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/i386/platform_specific.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/powerpc/platform.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/powerpc/platform_specific.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/platform.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/process.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/refcount.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/ptrace.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/exceptions.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/log.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/wait_test.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/calc_defaults.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/pwd.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/getsiginfo.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/exercise.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/fbomb.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/thread.c Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file_lie.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp Examining data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp FINAL RESULTS: data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:232:17: [5] (race) readlink: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files or change the link content, a race condition results. Also, it does not terminate with ASCII NUL. (CWE-362, CWE-20). Reconsider approach. ssize_t ret=readlink( tmpbuff, buffer, buff_size>0 ? buff_size-1 : 0 ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:245:17: [5] (race) readlink: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files or change the link content, a race condition results. Also, it does not terminate with ASCII NUL. (CWE-362, CWE-20). Reconsider approach. ssize_t ret=readlink( tmpbuff, buffer, buff_size>0 ? buff_size-1 : 0 ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp:138:26: [5] (race) readlink: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files or change the link content, a race condition results. Also, it does not terminate with ASCII NUL. (CWE-362, CWE-20). Reconsider approach. ssize_t link_len=readlink( combined_path.c_str(), buffer, sizeof(buffer) ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:216:14: [5] (race) chown: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files, a race condition results. (CWE-362). Use fchown( ) instead. DEF_SYS1(chown); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:218:23: [5] (race) chown: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files, a race condition results. (CWE-362). Use fchown( ) instead. DEF_SYS2(chown32, chown); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:232:14: [5] (race) chmod: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files, a race condition results. (CWE-362). Use fchmod( ) instead. DEF_SYS1(chmod); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:267:14: [5] (race) readlink: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files or change the link content, a race condition results. Also, it does not terminate with ASCII NUL. (CWE-362, CWE-20). Reconsider approach. DEF_SYS2(readlink, generic_chroot_support_link_param1); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:53:17: [5] (race) chmod: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files, a race condition results. (CWE-362). Use fchmod( ) instead. DECLARE_SYSFUNC(chmod); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:55:17: [5] (race) chown: This accepts filename arguments; if an attacker can move those files, a race condition results. (CWE-362). Use fchown( ) instead. DECLARE_SYSFUNC(chown); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:279:13: [4] (buffer) sscanf: 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. If the scanf format is influenceable by an attacker, it's exploitable. if( sscanf( line, "PPid: "PID_F, &ret)!=1 ) data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp:240:9: [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( state->mem->get_loc_c()+offset, newpath.c_str() ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/log.cpp:45:13: [4] (format) vfprintf: If format strings can be influenced by an attacker, they can be exploited (CWE-134). Use a constant for the format specification. vfprintf(debug_log, format, params); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:38:5: [4] (format) printf: If format strings can be influenced by an attacker, they can be exploited (CWE-134). Use a constant for the format specification. printf(PACKAGE_NAME " version " PACKAGE_VERSION "\n"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:45:5: [4] (format) printf: If format strings can be influenced by an attacker, they can be exploited (CWE-134). Use a constant for the format specification. printf(PACKAGE_NAME " version " PACKAGE_VERSION "\n"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:141:5: [4] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. sprintf( templt.get(), "%s/fakeroot-ng.XXXXXX", tmppath.c_str() ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:193:9: [4] (shell) execvp: 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. execvp(argv[0], argv); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:280:14: [4] (race) access: This usually indicates a security flaw. If an attacker can change anything along the path between the call to access() and the file's actual use (e.g., by moving files), the attacker can exploit the race condition (CWE-362/CWE-367!). Set up the correct permissions (e.g., using setuid()) and try to open the file directly. DEF_SYS2(access, generic_chroot_support_param1); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:924:5: [4] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. sprintf(filename, "%s/fakeroot-ng.XXXXXX", tmpdir); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:957:5: [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(memory+ptlib_prepare_memory_len(), filename); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/getsiginfo.c:140:5: [4] (shell) execvp: 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. execvp( argv[0], argv ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp:340:26: [3] (buffer) realpath: This function does not protect against buffer overflows, and some implementations can overflow internally (CWE-120/CWE-785!). Ensure that the destination buffer is at least of size MAXPATHLEN, andto protect against implementation problems, the input argument should also be checked to ensure it is no larger than MAXPATHLEN. char *state_realpath=realpath(state_file_path, NULL); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:68:17: [3] (buffer) getopt: Some older implementations do not protect against internal buffer overflows (CWE-120, CWE-20). Check implementation on installation, or limit the size of all string inputs. while( (opt=getopt(argc, argv, "+p:l:dvfh" ))!=-1 ) { data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:127:21: [3] (buffer) getenv: Environment variables are untrustable input if they can be set by an attacker. They can have any content and length, and the same variable can be set more than once (CWE-807, CWE-20). Check environment variables carefully before using them. const char *tmp=getenv("FAKEROOT_TMPDIR"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:130:13: [3] (buffer) getenv: Environment variables are untrustable input if they can be set by an attacker. They can have any content and length, and the same variable can be set more than once (CWE-807, CWE-20). Check environment variables carefully before using them. tmp=getenv("TMPDIR"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:284:22: [3] (buffer) getenv: Environment variables are untrustable input if they can be set by an attacker. They can have any content and length, and the same variable can be set more than once (CWE-807, CWE-20). Check environment variables carefully before using them. argv[argc-1]=getenv("SHELL"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:311:14: [3] (misc) chroot: chroot can be very helpful, but is hard to use correctly (CWE-250, CWE-22). Make sure the program immediately chdir("/"), closes file descriptors, and drops root privileges, and that all necessary files (and no more!) are in the new root. DEF_SYS1(chroot); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:916:24: [3] (buffer) getenv: Environment variables are untrustable input if they can be set by an attacker. They can have any content and length, and the same variable can be set more than once (CWE-807, CWE-20). Check environment variables carefully before using them. const char *tmpdir=getenv("FAKEROOT_TMPDIR"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:919:16: [3] (buffer) getenv: Environment variables are untrustable input if they can be set by an attacker. They can have any content and length, and the same variable can be set more than once (CWE-807, CWE-20). Check environment variables carefully before using them. tmpdir=getenv("TMPDIR"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:67:17: [3] (misc) chroot: chroot can be very helpful, but is hard to use correctly (CWE-250, CWE-22). Make sure the program immediately chdir("/"), closes file descriptors, and drops root privileges, and that all necessary files (and no more!) are in the new root. DECLARE_SYSFUNC(chroot); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/pwd.c:15:5: [3] (misc) chroot: chroot can be very helpful, but is hard to use correctly (CWE-250, CWE-22). Make sure the program immediately chdir("/"), closes file descriptors, and drops root privileges, and that all necessary files (and no more!) are in the new root. chroot( "dir"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/i386/platform.c:36:14: [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. static const char memory_image[mem_offset]= data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/i386/platform_specific.h:24:18: [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. unsigned char __pad0[4]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/i386/platform_specific.h:36:18: [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. unsigned char __pad3[4]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:229:5: [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 tmpbuff[20]; /* Leave enough chars for the digits */ data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:230:5: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(tmpbuff, "/proc/"PID_F"/cwd", pid ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:242:5: [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 tmpbuff[40]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:243:5: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(tmpbuff, "/proc/"PID_F"/fd/%d", pid, fd ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:256:5: [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 filename[100]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:257:5: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(filename, "/proc/"PID_F"/status", pid); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:259:21: [2] (misc) fopen: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). FILE *stat_file=fopen(filename, "r"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:269:9: [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 line[400]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/powerpc/platform.c:35:14: [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. static const char memory_image[mem_offset]= data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/x86_64/platform.c:33:14: [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. static const char memory_image[mem_offset]= data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp:136:9: [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[PATH_MAX+1]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp:202:5: [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 filename[PATH_MAX], wd[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp:52:14: [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. unsigned char _ancillary_buffer[CMSG_SPACE(sizeof(struct ucred))]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp:272:28: [2] (misc) fopen: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). FILE * new_state = fopen( tmp_path.c_str(), "wt" ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp:331:29: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). unique_fd state_file( ::open( state_file_path, O_CREAT|O_RDWR, 0666 ), "State file open failed" ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/daemon.cpp:418:12: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). fd=open("/dev/null", O_RDWR); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp:711:13: [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 name[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp:734:13: [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 name[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp:858:13: [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[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/log.cpp:16:19: [2] (misc) fopen: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). debug_log=fopen(file_name, "at"); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:60:8: [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. static char orig_wd[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:143:14: [2] (tmpfile) mkstemp: Potential for temporary file vulnerability in some circumstances. Some older Unix-like systems create temp files with permission to write by all by default, so be sure to set the umask to override this. Also, some older Unix systems might fail to use O_EXCL when opening the file, so make sure that O_EXCL is used by the library (CWE-377). int file=mkstemp( templt.get() ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:174:14: [2] (race) vfork: On some old systems, vfork() permits race conditions, and it's very difficult to use correctly (CWE-362). Use fork() instead. DEF_SYS1(vfork); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:242:14: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). DEF_SYS1(open); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:335:12: [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. static char buffer[64]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:357:9: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(buffer, "signal %d", signum); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:365:12: [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. static char buffer[64]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:382:5: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(buffer, "Unknown state %d", state); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:914:5: [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 filename[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:926:12: [2] (tmpfile) mkstemp: Potential for temporary file vulnerability in some circumstances. Some older Unix-like systems create temp files with permission to write by all by default, so be sure to set the umask to override this. Also, some older Unix systems might fail to use O_EXCL when opening the file, so make sure that O_EXCL is used by the library (CWE-377). int fd=mkstemp(filename); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:954:5: [2] (buffer) memcpy: Does not check for buffer overflows when copying to destination (CWE-120). Make sure destination can always hold the source data. memcpy( memory, ptlib_prepare_memory(), ptlib_prepare_memory_len() ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/process.cpp:140:13: [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 cmd[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:34:17: [2] (race) vfork: On some old systems, vfork() permits race conditions, and it's very difficult to use correctly (CWE-362). Use fork() instead. DECLARE_SYSFUNC(vfork); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:36:17: [2] (race) vfork: On some old systems, vfork() permits race conditions, and it's very difficult to use correctly (CWE-362). Use fork() instead. DECLARE_SYSFUNC(vfork); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/syscalls.h:59:17: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). DECLARE_SYSFUNC(open); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/exercise.c:47:13: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). dirfd = open(".", O_RDONLY|O_DIRECTORY); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/fbomb.cpp:22:16: [2] (integer) atoi: Unless checked, the resulting number can exceed the expected range (CWE-190). If source untrusted, check both minimum and maximum, even if the input had no minus sign (large numbers can roll over into negative number; consider saving to an unsigned value if that is intended). int target=atoi(argv[1]); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/getsiginfo.c:59:20: [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. static char buffer[50]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/getsiginfo.c:60:13: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf( buffer, "signal %d", sig ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/pwd.c:9:5: [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[PATH_MAX]; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:222:16: [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). size_t len=strlen(local_ptr)+1; data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:273:18: [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). if( line[strlen(line)-1]!='\n' ) { data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/arch/linux/os.c:275:24: [1] (buffer) getc: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). while( (ch=getc( stat_file ))!=EOF && ch!='\n' ) data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/chroot.cpp:205:5: [1] (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). Risk is low because the source is a constant character. strcpy( wd, "/" ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp:871:21: [1] (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). Risk is low because the source is a constant character. strcpy( buffer, "/" ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/file.cpp:879:24: [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). size_t len=strlen(ptr); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:242:5: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). read( pipes[0], &buffer, sizeof(buffer) ); data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/main.cpp:247:17: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). if( (numret=read( child_socket, &buffer, sizeof(int) ))<(int)sizeof(int) ) { data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/parent.cpp:921:25: [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). if( tmpdir==NULL || strlen(tmpdir)>=PATH_MAX-sizeof("/fakeroot-ng.XXXXXX") ) data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/calc_defaults.cpp:39:13: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). if( read( pfd[0], &buffer, 1 )!=1 ) { data/fakeroot-ng-0.18/tests/exercise.c:21:5: [1] (access) umask: Ensure that umask is given most restrictive possible setting (e.g., 066 or 077) (CWE-732). umask(0022); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 84 Lines analyzed = 8708 in approximately 0.25 seconds (35380 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 6176 Hits@level = [0] 49 [1] 11 [2] 43 [3] 10 [4] 11 [5] 9 Hits@level+ = [0+] 133 [1+] 84 [2+] 73 [3+] 30 [4+] 20 [5+] 9 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 21.535 [1+] 13.601 [2+] 11.8199 [3+] 4.85751 [4+] 3.23834 [5+] 1.45725 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.