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/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h
Examining data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc
Examining data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_minimum.cc
Examining data/pstreams-1.0.1/debian/tests/bad-manpage.cc
Examining data/pstreams-1.0.1/debian/tests/sed.cc
Examining data/pstreams-1.0.1/debian/tests/simple.cc

FINAL RESULTS:

data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1116:13:  [4] (shell) execl:
  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.
          ::execl(shell_path, "sh", "-c", command.c_str(), (char*)NULL);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1240:17:  [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(file.c_str(), arg_v);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2102:15:  [3] (random) setstate:
  This function is not sufficiently random for security-related functions
  such as key and nonce creation (CWE-327). Use a more secure technique for
  acquiring random values.
        this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2121:15:  [3] (random) setstate:
  This function is not sufficiently random for security-related functions
  such as key and nonce creation (CWE-327). Use a more secure technique for
  acquiring random values.
        this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2130:15:  [3] (random) setstate:
  This function is not sufficiently random for security-related functions
  such as key and nonce creation (CWE-327). Use a more secure technique for
  acquiring random values.
        this->setstate(std::ios_base::failbit);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:119:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& cmd, pmode mode);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:123:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& file, const argv_type& argv, pmode mode);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:156:7:  [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).
      fopen(FILE*& in, FILE*& out, FILE*& err);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:316:7:  [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).
      fopen(FILE*& in, FILE*& out, FILE*& err);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:439:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& cmd, pmode mode = pstdout)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:455:7:  [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).
      open( const std::string& file,
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:597:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& cmd, pmode mode = pstdin)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:613:7:  [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).
      open( const std::string& file,
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:737:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& cmd, pmode mode = pstdout|pstdin)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:753:7:  [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).
      open( const std::string& file,
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:906:7:  [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).
      open(const std::string& cmd, pmode mode = pstdout|pstdin)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:922:7:  [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).
      open( const std::string& file,
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1033:7:  [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).
      open(cmd, mode);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1058:7:  [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).
      open(file, argv, mode);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1101:28:  [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).
    basic_pstreambuf<C,T>::open(const std::string& command, pmode mode)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1106:20:  [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).
      return this->open(shell_path, argv_type(argv, argv+3), mode);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1203:28:  [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).
    basic_pstreambuf<C,T>::open( const std::string& file,
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2101:17:  [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).
      if (!buf_.open((command_=cmd), mode))
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2120:17:  [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).
      if (!buf_.open((command_=file), argv, mode))
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2197:28:  [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).
    basic_pstreambuf<C,T>::fopen(FILE*& in, FILE*& out, FILE*& err)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2237:26:  [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).
    pstream_common<C,T>::fopen(FILE*& fin, FILE*& fout, FILE*& ferr)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:2239:19:  [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).
      return buf_.fopen(fin, fout, ferr);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:280:12:  [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).
        os.open("sed 's/^/STDIN: /'");
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:288:12:  [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).
        is.open("hostname");
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:298:14:  [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).
        host.open("hostname");
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:421:12:  [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).
        ps.open(cmd);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:431:12:  [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).
        ps.open(cmd);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:522:11:  [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).
        s.open(cmd);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:535:11:  [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).
        s.open(cmd);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:664:12:  [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).
        in.open("echo 'abc'", pstreambuf::pstdout);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:672:12:  [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).
        in.open("echo 'abc' >&2", pstreambuf::pstderr);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:687:25:  [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).
        size_t res = os.fopen(in, out, err);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:699:25:  [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).
        size_t res = is.fopen(in, out, err);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:706:9:  [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[len];
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:720:25:  [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).
        size_t res = ps.fopen(in, out, err);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:731:9:  [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[len];
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:774:11:  [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).
        p.open(argv[0], argv, all3streams);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:780:11:  [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).
        p.open(argv[0], all3streams);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:812:12:  [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).
        in.open(argv[0], argv);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:839:12:  [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).
        in.open("echo sleeping && sleep 5");
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:194:7:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
      read(char_type* s, std::streamsize n);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1268:23:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
            switch (::read(ck_exec[RD], &error_, sizeof(error_)))
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1903:16:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
          rc = read(rbuf + pbsz, bufsz - pbsz);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1915:14:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
        rc = read(rbuf + pbsz, bufsz - pbsz);
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1963:28:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
    basic_pstreambuf<C,T>::read(char_type* s, std::streamsize n)
data/pstreams-1.0.1/pstream.h:1968:19:  [1] (buffer) read:
  Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops
  (CWE-120, CWE-20).
        nread = ::read(rpipe(), s, n * sizeof(char_type));
data/pstreams-1.0.1/test_pstreams.cc:546:43:  [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).
        print_result(in, size_t(avail) == strlen("this is "));

ANALYSIS SUMMARY:

Hits = 52
Lines analyzed = 3252 in approximately 0.10 seconds (33606 lines/second)
Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 1912
Hits@level = [0]   0 [1]   7 [2]  40 [3]   3 [4]   2 [5]   0
Hits@level+ = [0+]  52 [1+]  52 [2+]  45 [3+]   5 [4+]   2 [5+]   0
Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 27.1967 [1+] 27.1967 [2+] 23.5356 [3+] 2.61506 [4+] 1.04603 [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.