diff --git a/exclude.c b/exclude.c
index e82bafa5..a55b2f62 100644
--- a/exclude.c
+++ b/exclude.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ void add_cvs_excludes(void)
   for (i=0; cvs_ignore_list[i]; i++)
     add_exclude(cvs_ignore_list[i]);
 
-  if ((p=getenv("HOME"))) {
+  if ((p=getenv("HOME")) && strlen(p) < (MAXPATHLEN-12)) {
     sprintf(fname,"%s/.cvsignore",p);
     add_exclude_file(fname,0);
   }
diff --git a/flist.c b/flist.c
index 6ef990c3..d298db1d 100644
--- a/flist.c
+++ b/flist.c
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ void send_file_entry_v11(struct file_struct *file,int f)
   last_gid = file->gid;
   last_time = file->modtime;
 
-  strcpy(lastname,file->name);
-  lastname[255] = 0;
+  strncpy(lastname,file->name,MAXPATHLEN-1);
+  lastname[MAXPATHLEN-1] = 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ void receive_file_entry_v11(struct file_struct *file,
   last_gid = file->gid;
   last_time = file->modtime;
 
-  strcpy(lastname,file->name);
-  lastname[255] = 0;
+  strncpy(lastname,file->name,MAXPATHLEN-1);
+  lastname[MAXPATHLEN-1] = 0;
 }
 
 
@@ -357,7 +357,8 @@ static void send_directory(int f,struct file_list *flist,char *dir)
     return;
   }
 
-  strcpy(fname,dir);
+  strncpy(fname,dir,MAXPATHLEN-1);
+  fname[MAXPATHLEN-1]=0;
   l = strlen(fname);
   if (fname[l-1] != '/')
     strcat(fname,"/");
@@ -372,7 +373,7 @@ static void send_directory(int f,struct file_list *flist,char *dir)
     if (strcmp(di->d_name,".")==0 ||
 	strcmp(di->d_name,"..")==0)
       continue;
-    strcpy(p,di->d_name);
+    strncpy(p,di->d_name,MAXPATHLEN-l);
     send_file_name(f,flist,fname);
   }
 
@@ -407,7 +408,8 @@ struct file_list *send_file_list(int f,int argc,char *argv[])
     char fname2[MAXPATHLEN];
     char *fname = fname2;
 
-    strcpy(fname,argv[i]);
+    strncpy(fname,argv[i],MAXPATHLEN-1);
+    fname[MAXPATHLEN-1] = 0;
 
     l = strlen(fname);
     if (l != 1 && fname[l-1] == '/') {
diff --git a/rsync.c b/rsync.c
index ea05f1e0..f66efc63 100644
--- a/rsync.c
+++ b/rsync.c
@@ -654,6 +654,10 @@ int recv_files(int f_in,struct file_list *flist,char *local_name,int f_gen)
       }
 
       /* open tmp file */
+      if (strlen(fname) > (MAXPATHLEN-8)) {
+	fprintf(FERROR,"filename too long\n");
+	continue;
+      }
       sprintf(fnametmp,"%s.XXXXXX",fname);
       if (NULL == mktemp(fnametmp)) {
 	fprintf(FERROR,"mktemp %s failed\n",fnametmp);
@@ -694,6 +698,10 @@ int recv_files(int f_in,struct file_list *flist,char *local_name,int f_gen)
 
       if (make_backups) {
 	char fnamebak[MAXPATHLEN];
+	if (strlen(fname) + strlen(backup_suffix) > (MAXPATHLEN-1)) {
+		fprintf(FERROR,"backup filename too long\n");
+		continue;
+	}
 	sprintf(fnamebak,"%s%s",fname,backup_suffix);
 	if (rename(fname,fnamebak) != 0 && errno != ENOENT) {
 	  fprintf(FERROR,"rename %s %s : %s\n",fname,fnamebak,strerror(errno));
@@ -777,10 +785,11 @@ off_t send_files(struct file_list *flist,int f_out,int f_in)
 
       fname[0] = 0;
       if (file->dir) {
-	strcpy(fname,file->dir);
+	strncpy(fname,file->dir,MAXPATHLEN-1);
+	fname[MAXPATHLEN-1] = 0;
 	strcat(fname,"/");
       }
-      strcat(fname,file->name);
+      strncat(fname,file->name,MAXPATHLEN-strlen(fname));
 
       if (verbose > 2) 
 	fprintf(FERROR,"send_files(%d,%s)\n",i,fname);