>Number:         4838
>Category:       lib
>Synopsis:       scanf(3) doesn't skip whitespace properly
>Confidential:   yes
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    lib-bug-people (Library Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan 18 05:35:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Ian Dall
>Organization:
	
>Release:        1.3
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD sibyl.chez-dall.org.au 1.3_BETA NetBSD 1.3_BETA (SIBYL) #0: Sat Dec 20 01:17:57 CST 1997 ian@sibyl.chez-dall.org.au:/usr3/netbsd-1.2/lsrc/sys/arch/pc532/compile/SIBYL pc532


>Description:
	
According to scanf(3), blank space in a scan pattern means skip any
amount of white space *including zero*. With the pattern "%d %n" the
white space does not match zero white space.

>How-To-Repeat:
	

The folowing program prints 999 characters processed instead of 3.

int main(void)
{
  int ret, i, n=999;
  ret = sscanf("123","%d %n", &i, &n);
  printf("%d conversions = %d, %d chars processed\n", ret, i, n);
}


>Fix:
	
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