diff -Naurp net-tools-1.60-ifconfig-new/lib/interface.c net-tools-1.60-ifconfig/lib/interface.c

--- net-tools-1.60-ifconfig-new/lib/interface.c	2006-03-23 07:02:48.000000000 +0100

+++ net-tools-1.60-ifconfig/lib/interface.c	2006-03-23 09:58:45.000000000 +0100

@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ out:

 static char *get_name(char **namep, char *p)

 {

+    int count = 0;	

     while (isspace(*p))

 	p++;

     char *name = *namep = p;

@@ -211,8 +212,13 @@ static char *get_name(char **namep, char

 	if (*p == ':') {	/* could be an alias */

 	    char *dot = p, *dotname = name;

 	    *name++ = *p++;

-	    while (isdigit(*p))

+	    count++;

+	    while (isdigit(*p)){

 		*name++ = *p++;

+	        count++;

+	 	if (count == (IFNAMSIZ-1))

+	    	      break;

+	    }

 	    if (*p != ':') {	/* it wasn't, backup */

 		p = dot;

 		name = dotname;

@@ -223,6 +229,9 @@ static char *get_name(char **namep, char

 	    break;

 	}

 	*name++ = *p++;

+	count++;

+	if (count == (IFNAMSIZ-1))

+    	      break;

     }

     *name++ = '\0';

     return p;