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/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc.cpp Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookxslt.h Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.h Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt_kde.cpp Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/checkXML5.cpp Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookl10nhelper.cpp Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookxslt_p.h Examining data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp FINAL RESULTS: data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:13:21: [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. static inline FILE *popen(const char *command, const char *mode) data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:51:25: [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. FILE *xmllint = popen(QFile::encodeName(cmd).constData(), "r"); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp:72:5: [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(URL, url.toLatin1().constData()); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp:326:17: [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(buffer + buffer_len, test.data()); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp:334:17: [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(buffer + buffer_len, test.data()); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookl10nhelper.cpp:40:19: [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). if (! outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) { data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookl10nhelper.cpp:82:19: [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). if (! outFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) { data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/docbookl10nhelper.cpp:132:20: [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). if (! i18nFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) { data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc.cpp:58:13: [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). base += atoi((const char *)xmlGetProp(cur, (const xmlChar *)"header")); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:52:9: [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 buf[ 512 ]; data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:76:18: [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). file.open(stdout, QIODevice::WriteOnly); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:83:18: [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). file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/meinproc_common.cpp:110:18: [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). file.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly); data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp:71:5: [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 URL[1024]; data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt.cpp:302:5: [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[30000]; data/kdoctools-5.74.0/src/xslt_kde.cpp:13:13: [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). if (!fd.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) { ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 16 Lines analyzed = 1266 in approximately 0.17 seconds (7476 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 939 Hits@level = [0] 2 [1] 0 [2] 11 [3] 0 [4] 5 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 18 [1+] 16 [2+] 16 [3+] 5 [4+] 5 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 19.1693 [1+] 17.0394 [2+] 17.0394 [3+] 5.32481 [4+] 5.32481 [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.