diff -ur sysvinit-2.78/src/init.c sysvinit-2.78.new/src/init.c
--- sysvinit-2.78/src/init.c	Fri Feb 11 12:17:02 2000
+++ sysvinit-2.78.new/src/init.c	Mon Sep  2 10:57:26 2002
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@
 	buf[0] = 0;
 
 	va_start(ap, fmt);
-	len = vsprintf(buf, fmt, ap);
+	len = vsnprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), fmt, ap);
 	va_end(ap);
 
 	memset(argv0, 0, maxproclen + 1);
@@ -777,8 +777,8 @@
  */
 int spawn(CHILD *ch, int *res)
 {
-  char *args[16];		/* Argv array */
-  char buf[136];		/* Line buffer */
+  char *args[MAXINITARGS];	/* Argv array */
+  char buf[MAXINITENTRY+10];	/* Line buffer */
   int f, st;			/* Scratch variables */
   char *ptr;			/* Ditto */
   time_t t;			/* System time */
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@
 	}
 	args[6] = proc;
 	args[7] = NULL;
-  } else if (any(proc, "~`!$^&*()=|\\{}[];\"'<>?")) {
+  } else if (any(proc, "|")) {
   /* See if we need to fire off a shell for this command */
   	/* Give command line to shell */
   	args[1] = SHELL;
@@ -857,7 +857,7 @@
 	/* Split up command line arguments */
   	strncpy(buf, proc, sizeof(buf) - 1);
   	ptr = buf;
-  	for(f = 1; f < 15; f++) {
+  	for(f = 1; f < (MAXINITARGS-1); f++) {
   		/* Skip white space */
   		while(*ptr == ' ' || *ptr == '\t') ptr++;
   		args[f] = ptr;
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@
 void read_inittab(void)
 {
   FILE *fp;			/* The INITTAB file */
-  char buf[256];		/* Line buffer */
+  char buf[MAXINITENTRY];	/* Line buffer */
   char err[64];			/* Error message. */
   char *id, *rlevel,
        *action, *process;	/* Fields of a line */
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@
 			(int)sizeof(utproto.ut_id));
 	if (rlevel && strlen(rlevel) > 11)
 		strcpy(err, "rlevel field too long (max 11 characters)");
-	if (process && strlen(process) > 127)
+	if (process && strlen(process) > (MAXINITENTRY-1))
 		strcpy(err, "process field too long");
 	if (action && strlen(action) > 32)
 		strcpy(err, "action field too long");
diff -ur sysvinit-2.78/src/init.h sysvinit-2.78.new/src/init.h
--- sysvinit-2.78/src/init.h	Thu Jun  3 21:22:59 1999
+++ sysvinit-2.78.new/src/init.h	Thu Aug 29 15:41:44 2002
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@
 #define POWERFAILNOW           14
 #define KBREQUEST               15
 
+#define MAXINITENTRY		1024
+#define MAXINITARGS		64
+
 /* Information about a process in the in-core inittab */
 typedef struct _child_ {
   int flags;			/* Status of this entry */
@@ -62,7 +65,7 @@
   char id[8];			/* Inittab id (must be unique) */
   char rlevel[12];		/* run levels */
   int action;			/* what to do (see list below) */
-  char process[128];		/* The command line */
+  char process[MAXINITENTRY];	/* The command line */
   struct _child_ *new;		/* New entry (after inittab re-read) */
   struct _child_ *next;		/* For the linked list */
 } CHILD;
Only in sysvinit-2.78.new/src: pidof