Wireshark · Ethereal-dev: Re: [Ethereal-dev] Re: [Ethereal-cvs] cvs commit: ethereal/gtk file_dlg.c follow_dlg.c main.c print_

[Joerg Mayer <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Jun 25, 2004 at 07:24:14PM +0200, Ulf Lamping wrote:
> >   gtk                  file_dlg.c follow_dlg.c main.c 
> >                        print_dlg.c 
> > Log:
> > tmpnam() really should not be used for security reasons.
> > Replace it where used and update README.developer accordingly.

> Hmmm, when looking into mkstemp.c, the return value from the function 
> mkstemp() is an opened file descriptor for reading and writing, while 
> tmpnam() returns only the filename.
> 
> Your changes just don't work!!!

Ouch! OK, I'll look at it after I get up again.

 Thanks!
     Joerg

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Joerg Mayer                                           <jmayer@xxxxxxxxx>
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