Re: Error: vsnprintf returned -1 in log_vwrite

[jah <jah () zadkiel plus com>]

Fyodor wrote:
> Thanks for the report.  Linux vsnprintf returns the amount of space
> needed when the buffer passed in is too short.  Nmap already has code
> to lengthen the buffer in that case.  But Windows apparently just
> returns -1.  I have just checked in a change to
> nmap-exp/soc07/nmap/output.cc which grows the buffer in that case.
> This should resolve it.  But if you still see the problem in the
> latest SVN version or after the next release, please let us know.
>
> Cheers,
> -F
Very nice.  I tried the new version with the three previous example 
scans that failed and was glad to see that they did not fail this time!
I pushed the boat out a bit and scanned 1240 open and closed ports and, 
again, no failure and all the outputs look fine.
I'll keep my eye on it...

Cheers

jah

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