[bug-gv] [bug #38727] fix gv-3.7.4 core dump on bad resource files [patch]

[William Bader]

URL:
  <http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?38727>

                 Summary: fix gv-3.7.4 core dump on bad resource files [patch]
                 Project: GNU gv
            Submitted by: william8000
            Submitted on: Fri 12 Apr 2013 11:23:47 PM GMT
                Category: None
                Severity: 3 - Normal
              Item Group: None
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: None

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Details:

When gv starts, it has a few places in main.c that get a resource string and
then test the string using strcasecmp() without checking if it is NULL.  This
causes gv to core dump at start-up on some systems.  The attached patch sets a
default value if the resource is NULL.
William



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Date: Fri 12 Apr 2013 11:23:47 PM GMT  Name: gv-main.pat  Size: 1kB   By:
william8000

<http://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/download.php?file_id=27856>

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