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Date:      Sun, 22 Apr 2001 22:32:15 -0700 (PDT)
From:      jmallett@newgold.net
To:        freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org
Subject:   docs/26789: plural of dwarf is dwarves
Message-ID:  <200104230532.f3N5WFP10423@freefall.freebsd.org>

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>Number:         26789
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       plural of dwarf is dwarves
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          doc-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Apr 22 22:40:00 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Joseph Mallett
>Release:        NA
>Organization:
xMach Research Group
>Environment:
NA
>Description:
on http://www.freebsd.org/security/, the plural of dwarf is used as dwarfs, it should be dwarves
>How-To-Repeat:
strcpy() and sprintf() calls from unbounded data. Use strncpy and snprintf() when the length is known (or implement some other form of bounds-checking when the length is unknown). In fact, never ever use gets() or sprintf(), period. If you do - we will send evil dwarfs after you. 
>Fix:
strcpy() and sprintf() calls from unbounded data. Use strncpy and snprintf() when the length is known (or implement some other form of bounds-checking when the length is unknown). In fact, never ever use gets() or sprintf(), period. If you do - we will send evil dwarves after you. 
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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