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From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv
To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv
Subject: mdocml: Never use LC_ALL.
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 16:50:33 -0500 (EST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <562333476130167321.enqueue@fantadrom.bsd.lv> (raw)

Log Message:
-----------
Never use LC_ALL.  On the one hand, it can cause misformatting.
On the other hand, it is a security risk because it might cause
buffer overflows.  Use LC_CTYPE only, that's all we need.

Modified Files:
--------------
    mdocml:
        term_ascii.c

Revision Data
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Index: term_ascii.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /home/cvs/mdocml/mdocml/term_ascii.c,v
retrieving revision 1.51
retrieving revision 1.52
diff -Lterm_ascii.c -Lterm_ascii.c -u -p -r1.51 -r1.52
--- term_ascii.c
+++ term_ascii.c
@@ -88,8 +88,16 @@ ascii_init(enum termenc enc, const struc
 
 #if HAVE_WCHAR
 	if (TERMENC_ASCII != enc) {
+
+		/*
+		 * Do not change any of this to LC_ALL.  It might break
+		 * the formatting by subtly changing the behaviour of
+		 * various functions, for example strftime(3).  As a
+		 * worst case, it might even cause buffer overflows.
+		 */
+
 		v = TERMENC_LOCALE == enc ?
-		    setlocale(LC_ALL, "") :
+		    setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "") :
 		    setlocale(LC_CTYPE, "en_US.UTF-8");
 		if (NULL != v && MB_CUR_MAX > 1) {
 			p->enc = enc;
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