[STDCXX-1013] [HP aCC 6.16] +wsecurity warnings in setlocale.cpp

• Type: Bug
• Status: Open
• Priority: Minor
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: 4.2.1
• Fix Version/s: 4.2.2
• Component/s: 22. Localization

Environment

HP aCC 6.16 with +wsecurity

• Severity: Compiler Warning
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Martin Sebor
• Created: 06/Sep/08 19:55
• Updated: 02/Dec/08 03:05

Description

Compiling the library with HP aCC 6.16 with the +wsecurity option emits the following warnings:

aCC -c -mt -I/amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/include -I/build/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x-aCC-6.16-12D-ipo/include \
    -AA  +O2  +DD64 -ipo +tls=static +w +wsecurity +wendian +W392,655,684,818,819,849 \
    +W2193,2236,2261,2340,2401,2487 +W4227,4229,4231,4235,4237,4249 \
    +W4255,4272,4284,4285,4286,4296,4297 +W3348  +Z \
    /amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/src/setlocale.cpp
"/amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/src/setlocale.cpp", line 168, procedure __rw::__rw_locale_name: warning #20119-D: 
          (SECURITY) Unsafe API 'strcpy' is used. Buffer overflow is not
          checked when copying to target buffer. Consider using 'strncpy'.

"/amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/src/setlocale.cpp", line 182, procedure __rw::__rw_locale_name: warning #20119-D: 
          (SECURITY) Unsafe API 'strcpy' is used. Buffer overflow is not
          checked when copying to target buffer. Consider using 'strncpy'.

"/amd/devco/sebor/stdcxx-4.2.x/src/setlocale.cpp", line 193, procedure __rw::__rw_locale_name: warning #20119-D: 
          (SECURITY) Unsafe API 'strcpy' is used. Buffer overflow is not
          checked when copying to target buffer. Consider using 'strncpy'.