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/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/example/simple-client.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/app-indicator.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/app-indicator.h Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/dbus-shared.h Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/generate-id.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/generate-id.h Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-defines.h Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-dbus-client.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-dbus-server.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-fallback-item.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-fallback-watcher.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-status-client.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-libappindicator-status-server.c Examining data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/tests/test-simple-app.c FINAL RESULTS: data/libayatana-appindicator-0.5.5/src/app-indicator.c:2092:34: [3] (buffer) g_get_home_dir: This function is synonymous with 'getenv("HOME")';it returns untrustable input if the environment can beset by an attacker. It 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. g_str_has_prefix (canon_path, g_get_home_dir ()) || ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 1 Lines analyzed = 4774 in approximately 0.23 seconds (20908 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 2986 Hits@level = [0] 0 [1] 0 [2] 0 [3] 1 [4] 0 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 1 [1+] 1 [2+] 1 [3+] 1 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 0.334896 [1+] 0.334896 [2+] 0.334896 [3+] 0.334896 [4+] 0 [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.