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/memdump-1.01/convert_size.c Examining data/memdump-1.01/convert_size.h Examining data/memdump-1.01/error.c Examining data/memdump-1.01/error.h Examining data/memdump-1.01/memdump.c Examining data/memdump-1.01/mymalloc.c Examining data/memdump-1.01/mymalloc.h FINAL RESULTS: data/memdump-1.01/error.c:102:3: [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(op, strerror(err)); data/memdump-1.01/error.c:128:5: [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(stderr, percentm(buf, fmt, err), ap); data/memdump-1.01/error.c:144:5: [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(stderr, percentm(buf, fmt, err), ap); data/memdump-1.01/error.c:159:5: [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(stderr, percentm(buf, fmt, err), ap); data/memdump-1.01/error.h:16:49: [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. #define PRINTFLIKE(x,y) __attribute__ ((format (printf, (x), (y)))) data/memdump-1.01/mymalloc.c:80:13: [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). return (strcpy(mymalloc(strlen(str) + 1), str)); data/memdump-1.01/memdump.c:345:18: [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 ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "b:km:p:s:v")) > 0) { data/memdump-1.01/error.c:124:5: [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 buf[BUFSIZ]; data/memdump-1.01/error.c:140:5: [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 buf[BUFSIZ]; data/memdump-1.01/error.c:155:5: [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 buf[BUFSIZ]; data/memdump-1.01/memdump.c:370:14: [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). if ((map = fopen(optarg, "w")) == 0) data/memdump-1.01/memdump.c:437:15: [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(path, O_RDONLY, 0)) < 0) data/memdump-1.01/error.c:103:9: [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). op += strlen(op); data/memdump-1.01/memdump.c:254:15: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). read_count = read(fd, buffer, todo); data/memdump-1.01/mymalloc.c:80:29: [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). return (strcpy(mymalloc(strlen(str) + 1), str)); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 15 Lines analyzed = 841 in approximately 0.03 seconds (27491 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 402 Hits@level = [0] 7 [1] 3 [2] 5 [3] 1 [4] 6 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 22 [1+] 15 [2+] 12 [3+] 7 [4+] 6 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 54.7264 [1+] 37.3134 [2+] 29.8507 [3+] 17.4129 [4+] 14.9254 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 1 (--followdotdir overrides) Minimum risk level = 1 Not every hit is necessarily a security vulnerability. 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