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/xtail-2.1/acconfig.h Examining data/xtail-2.1/entryfuncs.c Examining data/xtail-2.1/xtail.h Examining data/xtail-2.1/xtail.c Examining data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c FINAL RESULTS: data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:47:15: [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). extern char *strcpy(), *strrchr(); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:74:19: [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). (void) strcat(strcpy(pathname, dirname), "/"); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:84:9: [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). (void) strcpy(basename, dp->d_name); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:207:9: [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. (void) printf(mssg_list[sel], e->name, strerror(errno)); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:311:9: [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(safe_malloc(strlen(p)+1), p); data/xtail-2.1/xtail.h:51:45: [4] (format) fprintf: If format strings can be influenced by an attacker, they can be exploited (CWE-134). Use a constant for the format specification. #define Dprintf if ( !Debug ) ; else (void) fprintf data/xtail-2.1/entryfuncs.c:170:23: [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 ((entryp->fd = open(entryp->name, O_RDONLY)) > 0) data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:68:12: [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. static char pathname[MAXNAMLEN]; data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:264:9: [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. static char buf[8]; data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:271:3: [2] (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). Risk is low because the source is a constant string. strcpy(buf, "?err?"); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:280:3: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(buf, "ctrl-%c", c+0x40); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:282:3: [2] (buffer) sprintf: Does not check for buffer overflows (CWE-120). Use sprintf_s, snprintf, or vsnprintf. Risk is low because the source has a constant maximum length. sprintf(buf, "0x%02X", c); data/xtail-2.1/xtail.c:253:14: [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. static char buf[BUFSIZ]; data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:30:25: [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). # define NAMLEN(dirent) strlen((dirent)->d_name) data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:74:12: [1] (buffer) strcat: Does not check for buffer overflows when concatenating to destination [MS-banned] (CWE-120). Consider using strcat_s, strncat, strlcat, or snprintf (warning: strncat is easily misused). Risk is low because the source is a constant character. (void) strcat(strcpy(pathname, dirname), "/"); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:75:27: [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). basename = pathname + strlen(pathname); data/xtail-2.1/miscfuncs.c:311:28: [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(safe_malloc(strlen(p)+1), p); data/xtail-2.1/xtail.c:255:16: [1] (buffer) read: Check buffer boundaries if used in a loop including recursive loops (CWE-120, CWE-20). while ((nb = read(entryp->fd, buf, sizeof(buf))) > 0) { ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 18 Lines analyzed = 1137 in approximately 0.04 seconds (29428 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 693 Hits@level = [0] 7 [1] 5 [2] 7 [3] 0 [4] 6 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 25 [1+] 18 [2+] 13 [3+] 6 [4+] 6 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 36.075 [1+] 25.974 [2+] 18.759 [3+] 8.65801 [4+] 8.65801 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 1 (--followdotdir overrides) Minimum risk level = 1 Not every hit is necessarily a security vulnerability. 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