diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5e84af41e..7cfa6f8e7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@
      fix protocol error: send 'failed' message instead of a 2nd challenge
      (happens if the same key is in authorized_keys twice).
      reported Ralf_Meister@genua.de; ok djm@
+   - stevesk@cvs.openbsd.org 2001/11/30 20:39:28
+     [ssh.c]
+     sscanf() length dependencies are clearer now; can also shrink proto
+     and data if desired, but i have not done that.  ok markus@
 
 20011126
  - (tim) [contrib/cygwin/README, openbsd-compat/bsd-cygwin_util.c,
@@ -6962,4 +6966,4 @@
  - Wrote replacements for strlcpy and mkdtemp
  - Released 1.0pre1
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1678 2001/12/06 17:41:25 mouring Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.1679 2001/12/06 17:45:19 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c
index 2984a597f..9f4d1178b 100644
--- a/ssh.c
+++ b/ssh.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "includes.h"
-RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.149 2001/10/24 08:51:35 markus Exp $");
+RCSID("$OpenBSD: ssh.c,v 1.150 2001/11/30 20:39:28 stevesk Exp $");
 
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <openssl/err.h>
@@ -787,19 +787,23 @@ again:
 }
 
 static void
-x11_get_proto(char *proto, int proto_len, char *data, int data_len)
+x11_get_proto(char **_proto, char **_data)
 {
 	char line[512];
+	static char proto[512], data[512];
 	FILE *f;
 	int got_data = 0, i;
 
+	*_proto = proto;
+	*_data = data;
+	proto[0] = data[0] = '\0';
 	if (options.xauth_location) {
 		/* Try to get Xauthority information for the display. */
 		snprintf(line, sizeof line, "%.100s list %.200s 2>" _PATH_DEVNULL,
 		    options.xauth_location, getenv("DISPLAY"));
 		f = popen(line, "r");
 		if (f && fgets(line, sizeof(line), f) &&
-		    sscanf(line, "%*s %s %s", proto, data) == 2)
+		    sscanf(line, "%*s %511s %511s", proto, data) == 2)
 			got_data = 1;
 		if (f)
 			pclose(f);
@@ -815,11 +819,11 @@ x11_get_proto(char *proto, int proto_len, char *data, int data_len)
 	if (!got_data) {
 		u_int32_t rand = 0;
 
-		strlcpy(proto, "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1", proto_len);
+		strlcpy(proto, "MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1", sizeof proto);
 		for (i = 0; i < 16; i++) {
 			if (i % 4 == 0)
 				rand = arc4random();
-			snprintf(data + 2 * i, data_len - 2 * i, "%02x", rand & 0xff);
+			snprintf(data + 2 * i, sizeof data - 2 * i, "%02x", rand & 0xff);
 			rand >>= 8;
 		}
 	}
@@ -943,9 +947,9 @@ ssh_session(void)
 	}
 	/* Request X11 forwarding if enabled and DISPLAY is set. */
 	if (options.forward_x11 && getenv("DISPLAY") != NULL) {
-		char proto[512], data[512];
+		char *proto, *data;
 		/* Get reasonable local authentication information. */
-		x11_get_proto(proto, sizeof proto, data, sizeof data);
+		x11_get_proto(&proto, &data);
 		/* Request forwarding with authentication spoofing. */
 		debug("Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing.");
 		x11_request_forwarding_with_spoofing(0, proto, data);
@@ -1059,9 +1063,9 @@ ssh_session2_setup(int id, void *arg)
 	}
 	if (options.forward_x11 &&
 	    getenv("DISPLAY") != NULL) {
-		char proto[512], data[512];
+		char *proto, *data;
 		/* Get reasonable local authentication information. */
-		x11_get_proto(proto, sizeof proto, data, sizeof data);
+		x11_get_proto(&proto, &data);
 		/* Request forwarding with authentication spoofing. */
 		debug("Requesting X11 forwarding with authentication spoofing.");
 		x11_request_forwarding_with_spoofing(id, proto, data);