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|    28 Jan 26 13:46:25    |
   
   TZUTC: 0000   
   MSGID: 54271.syncprog@1:103/705 2de01d32   
   PID: Synchronet 3.21b-Linux master/5c73d262c Jan 21 2026 GCC 12.2.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.35-Linux master/0958ba161 Jan 25 2026 GCC 12.2.0   
   BBSID: VERT   
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   Hi,   
      
   Please find the latest report on new defect(s) introduced to Synchronet found   
   with Coverity Scan.   
      
   3 new defect(s) introduced to Synchronet found with Coverity Scan.   
      
      
   New defect(s) Reported-by: Coverity Scan   
   Showing 3 of 3 defect(s)   
      
      
   ** CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 263 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 263 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   257 default:   
   258 case TERM_KEY_DOWN:   
   259 nextline = line + 1;   
   260 break;   
   261 }   
   262 if (nextline != line + 1 && nextline < lines)   
   >>> CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   >>> Dereferencing null pointer "offset".   
   263 fseeko(stream, offset[nextline], 0);   
   264 line = nextline;   
   265 }   
   266 else   
   267 ++line;   
   268 }   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   >>> Dereferencing null pointer "offset".   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
   ** CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   >>> Calling "fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1UL], 0)" without checking   
   return value. This library function may fail and return an error code.   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
   ** CID 642980: Integer handling issues (INTEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642980: Integer handling issues (INTEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642980: Integer handling issues (INTEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   >>> Expression "lines - 1UL", where "lines" is known to be equal to 0,   
   underflows the type of "lines - 1UL", which is type "unsigned long".   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
      
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   To view the defects in Coverity Scan visit, https://scan.coverit   
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Defect Details          
   ** CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 263 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 263 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   257 default:   
   258 case TERM_KEY_DOWN:   
   259 nextline = line + 1;   
   260 break;   
   261 }   
   262 if (nextline != line + 1 && nextline < lines)   
   >>> CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   >>> Dereferencing null pointer "offset".   
   263 fseeko(stream, offset[nextline], 0);   
   264 line = nextline;   
   265 }   
   266 else   
   267 ++line;   
   268 }   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642982: (FORWARD_NULL)   
   >>> Dereferencing null pointer "offset".   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
   ** CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642981: Error handling issues (CHECKED_RETURN)   
   >>> Calling "fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1UL], 0)"   
   without checking return value. This library function may fail and return an   
   error code.   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
   ** CID 642980: Integer handling issues (INTEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
      
      
   ________________________________________________________________   
   ____________________________   
   *** CID 642980: Integer handling issues (INTEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   /prntfile.cpp: 228 in sbbs_t::printfile(const char *, int, int,   
   JSObject *)()   
   222 else   
   223 nextline = line - (((term->rows - 1) * 2) - 1);   
   224 break;   
   225 case TERM_KEY_END:   
   226 {   
   227 bputs(text[SeekingFile]);   
   >>> CID 642980: Integer handling issues (I   
   TEGER_OVERFLOW)   
   >>> Expression "lines - 1UL", where "lines"   
   is known to be equal to 0, underflows the type of "lines - 1UL",   
   which is type "unsigned long".   
   228 fseeko(stream, offset[lines - 1], SEEK_SET);   
   229 if (fgets(buf, length + 1, stream) == NULL)   
   230 break;   
   231 off_t lastline = lines - 1;   
   232 while (!feof(stream) && !msgabort()) {   
   233 o = ftello(stream);   
      
       
      
            View Defects in Coverity Scan                      Best regards,        The Coverity Scan Admin Team         |
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