format "%s" in 'string.format' accepts embedded zeros when itv5.3.2

has no modifiers

1 files changed, 12 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/lstrlib.c b/lstrlib.c
index 1bc26829..a43c4a82 100644
--- a/lstrlib.c
+++ b/lstrlib.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.237 2015/10/29 15:11:41 roberto Exp roberto $
+** $Id: lstrlib.c,v 1.238 2015/11/23 11:31:21 roberto Exp roberto $
 ** Standard library for string operations and pattern-matching
 ** See Copyright Notice in lua.h
 */
@@ -1031,15 +1031,18 @@ static int str_format (lua_State *L) {
         case 's': {
           size_t l;
           const char *s = luaL_tolstring(L, arg, &l);
-          luaL_argcheck(L, l == strlen(s), arg, "string cannot contain zeros");
-          if (!strchr(form, '.') && l >= 100) {
-            /* no precision and string is too long to be formatted;
-               keep original string */
-            luaL_addvalue(&b);
-          }
+          if (form[2] == '\0')  /* no modifiers? */
+            luaL_addvalue(&b);  /* keep entire string */
           else {
-            nb = l_sprintf(buff, MAX_ITEM, form, s);
-            lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove result from 'luaL_tolstring' */
+            luaL_argcheck(L, l == strlen(s), arg, "string contains zeros");
+            if (!strchr(form, '.') && l >= 100) {
+              /* no precision and string is too long to be formatted */
+              luaL_addvalue(&b);  /* keep entire string */
+            }
+            else {  /* format the string into 'buff' */
+              nb = l_sprintf(buff, MAX_ITEM, form, s);
+              lua_pop(L, 1);  /* remove result from 'luaL_tolstring' */
+            }
           }
           break;
         }