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/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc FINAL RESULTS: data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:122:29: [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 RSBOI_PRINTF( ... ) printf( __VA_ARGS__ ) data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:127:2: [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( __VA_ARGS__ ) data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:131:2: [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( __VA_ARGS__ ) data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:414:2: [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 errstr[errstrlen]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:1383:4: [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 ss[RSBOI_INFOBUF]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:1404:4: [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 ss[RSBOI_INFOBUF]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2953:3: [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 is[RSBOI_INFOBUF]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2954:3: [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 ss[RSBOI_INFOBUF]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2999:4: [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 ss[RSBOI_INFOBUF]; data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2959:6: [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(strlen(args(2).string_value().c_str())==0) data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2960:4: [1] (buffer) strncpy: Easily used incorrectly; doesn't always \0-terminate or check for invalid pointers [MS-banned] (CWE-120). Risk is low because the source is a constant string. strncpy(is,"RSB_MIF_MATRIX_INFO__TO__CHAR_P",sizeof(is)); data/octave-sparsersb-1.0.8/src/sparsersb.cc:2962:4: [1] (buffer) strncpy: Easily used incorrectly; doesn't always \0-terminate or check for invalid pointers [MS-banned] (CWE-120). strncpy(is,args(2).string_value().c_str(),sizeof(is)); ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 12 Lines analyzed = 5715 in approximately 0.19 seconds (30455 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 2708 Hits@level = [0] 2 [1] 3 [2] 6 [3] 0 [4] 3 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 14 [1+] 12 [2+] 9 [3+] 3 [4+] 3 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 5.16987 [1+] 4.43131 [2+] 3.32349 [3+] 1.10783 [4+] 1.10783 [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.