https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=91582
Bug ID: 91582 Summary: missing hrap overflow detection for strcpy Product: gcc Version: 9.0 Status: UNCONFIRMED Severity: normal Priority: P3 Component: middle-end Assignee: unassigned at gcc dot gnu.org Reporter: msebor at gcc dot gnu.org Target Milestone: --- Both functions below overflow the destination buffer by a single byte yet neither is detected. $ cat x.c && gcc -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -O2 -S -Wall -fdump-tree-optimized=/dev/stdout x.c #include <stdlib.h> #include <string.h> void* f (void) { const char a[] = "1234"; char *t = (char*)malloc (strlen (a)); strcpy (t, a); return t; } void* g (const char *s) { char *t = (char*)malloc (strlen (s)); strcpy (t, s); return t; } ;; Function f (f, funcdef_no=27, decl_uid=2854, cgraph_uid=28, symbol_order=27) f () { char * t; const char a[5]; <bb 2> [local count: 1073741824]: a = "1234"; t_5 = malloc (4); MEM <unsigned char[5]> [(char * {ref-all})t_5] = MEM <unsigned char[5]> [(char * {ref-all})&a]; a ={v} {CLOBBER}; return t_5; } ;; Function g (g, funcdef_no=28, decl_uid=2859, cgraph_uid=29, symbol_order=28) g (const char * s) { char * t; long unsigned int _1; long unsigned int _6; <bb 2> [local count: 1073741824]: _1 = strlen (s_3(D)); t_5 = malloc (_1); _6 = _1 + 1; __builtin_memcpy (t_5, s_3(D), _6); return t_5; }