commit - 9dc7666eed0c99792ee564f9079d7e8945e8cac9
commit + f0b3a9cacda0ddf89590a4087b3092e1d912f122
blob - 77d2d085802e4d74401cd3e98e011f82bca32abb
blob + a31c1792f0d994867d0ebdd3db7b8ebdeb5a8132
--- ChangeLog
+++ ChangeLog
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 ngircd 0.8.x (CVS)
 
+  - Fixed a buffer overflow that could cause the daemon to crash. Bug found
+    by Florian Westphal, <westphal@foo.fh-furtwangen.de>.
   - Fixed a possible buffer underrun when reading the MOTD file. Thanks
     to Florian Westphal, <westphal@foo.fh-furtwangen.de>.
   - Fixed detection of IRC lines which are too long to send. Detected by
@@ -551,4 +553,4 @@ ngIRCd 0.0.1, 31.12.2001
 
 
 -- 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.233.2.14 2005/01/24 14:22:30 alex Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.233.2.15 2005/01/26 13:27:01 alex Exp $
blob - 708b2ead394b1382b0984c513d8ed60393013080
blob + cda5fe46f900c99c720a45f8b85c955c869e9894
--- src/ngircd/lists.c
+++ src/ngircd/lists.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * ngIRCd -- The Next Generation IRC Daemon
- * Copyright (c)2001,2002 by Alexander Barton (alex@barton.de)
+ * Copyright (c)2001-2005 Alexander Barton (alex@barton.de)
  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "portab.h"
 
-static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: lists.c,v 1.15 2004/04/25 15:40:19 alex Exp $";
+static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: lists.c,v 1.15.2.1 2005/01/26 13:27:01 alex Exp $";
 
 #include "imp.h"
 #include <assert.h>
@@ -360,9 +360,10 @@ Lists_DeleteChannel( CHANNEL *Chan )
 GLOBAL CHAR *
 Lists_MakeMask( CHAR *Pattern )
 {
-	/* Hier wird aus einem "beliebigen" Pattern eine gueltige IRC-Mask erzeugt.
-	 * Diese ist aber nur bis zum naechsten Aufruf von Lists_MakeMask() gueltig,
-	 * da ein einziger globaler Puffer verwendet wird. ->Umkopieren!*/
+	/* This function generats a valid IRC mask of "any" string. This
+	 * mask is only valid until the next call to Lists_MakeMask(),
+	 * because a single global buffer is used. You have to copy the
+	 * generated mask to some sane location yourself! */
 
 	STATIC CHAR TheMask[MASK_LEN];
 	CHAR *excl, *at;
@@ -376,7 +377,7 @@ Lists_MakeMask( CHAR *Pattern )
 
 	if(( ! at ) && ( ! excl ))
 	{
-		/* weder ! noch @ vorhanden: als Nick annehmen */
+		/* Neither "!" nor "@" found: use string as nick name */
 		strlcpy( TheMask, Pattern, sizeof( TheMask ) - 5 );
 		strlcat( TheMask, "!*@*", sizeof( TheMask ));
 		return TheMask;
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ Lists_MakeMask( CHAR *Pattern )
 
 	if(( ! at ) && ( excl ))
 	{
-		/* Domain fehlt */
+		/* Domain part is missing */
 		strlcpy( TheMask, Pattern, sizeof( TheMask ) - 3 );
 		strlcat( TheMask, "@*", sizeof( TheMask ));
 		return TheMask;
@@ -392,15 +393,15 @@ Lists_MakeMask( CHAR *Pattern )
 
 	if(( at ) && ( ! excl ))
 	{
-		/* User fehlt */
+		/* User name is missing */
 		*at = '\0'; at++;
-		strlcpy( TheMask, Pattern, sizeof( TheMask ) - strlen( at ) - 4 );
+		strlcpy( TheMask, Pattern, sizeof( TheMask ) - 5 );
 		strlcat( TheMask, "!*@", sizeof( TheMask ));
 		strlcat( TheMask, at, sizeof( TheMask ));
 		return TheMask;
 	}
 
-	/* alle Teile vorhanden */
+	/* All parts (nick, user and domain name) are given */
 	strlcpy( TheMask, Pattern, sizeof( TheMask ));
 	return TheMask;
 } /* Lists_MakeMask */