--- Mowitz/MwFilesel.c.ori	2007-08-28 11:48:07.000000000 +0200
+++ Mowitz/MwFilesel.c	2007-08-28 11:48:34.000000000 +0200
@@ -169,29 +169,38 @@
 static void fsel_scan(void)
 {
 	String string;
-	char dir[1024];
+	char dir[PATH_MAX];
 	char pattern[1024];
 	char *pst;
 
 	if (files != NULL)
 		freedirent(dirs, ndirs, files, nfiles);
 	
+	if (strnlen(MwLabelGet(fsel_dirbutton), PATH_MAX)>=PATH_MAX) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Path too long %s\n", MwLabelGet(fsel_dirbutton));
+		return;
+	} 
 	strcpy(dir, MwLabelGet(fsel_dirbutton));
 	string = MwLabelGet(fsel_formatbutton);
 	pst = strchr(string, '(');
 	if (pst == NULL) {
 		/* apparently no pattern here; use foolproof default */
 		strcpy(pattern, "*");
 	} else {
+		if (strnlen(pst+1, 1024) >= 1024) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Pattern too long %s\n", pattern);
+			return;
+		}
 		strcpy(pattern, pst+1);
 		if ((pst = strchr(pattern, ')')))
 			*pst = '\0';
 	}
 	if (getdirent(&dirs, &ndirs, &files, &nfiles, dir, pattern)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Grmbl. getdirent() failed\n");
+	} else {
+		make_files(files, nfiles);
+		make_dirs(dirs, ndirs);
 	}
-	make_files(files, nfiles);
-	make_dirs(dirs, ndirs);
 	make_dirmenu(dir);
 }