diff --git a/src/debug/debug.cpp b/src/debug/debug.cpp
index dcf0b800..217710dc 100644
--- a/src/debug/debug.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/debug.cpp
@@ -2288,8 +2288,10 @@ bool CDebugVar::LoadVars(char* name)
 
 	// read number of vars
 	Bit16u num;
-	if (fread(&num,sizeof(num),1,f) != 1) return false;
-
+	if (fread(&num,sizeof(num),1,f) != 1) {
+		fclose(f);
+		return false;
+	}
 	for (Bit16u i=0; i<num; i++) {
 		char name[16];
 		// name
diff --git a/src/debug/debug_gui.cpp b/src/debug/debug_gui.cpp
index a9ab9da9..89051449 100644
--- a/src/debug/debug_gui.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/debug_gui.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <curses.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include "cross.h"
 #include "support.h"
 #include "regs.h"
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -56,16 +57,18 @@ void DEBUG_ShowMsg(char const* format,...) {
 	char buf[512];
 	va_list msg;
 	va_start(msg,format);
-	vsprintf(buf,format,msg);
+	vsnprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),format,msg);
 	va_end(msg);
 
+	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+
 	/* Add newline if not present */
-	Bitu len=strlen(buf);
-	if(buf[len-1]!='\n') strcat(buf,"\n");
+	size_t len = strlen(buf);
+	if(buf[len - 1] != '\n' && len + 1 < sizeof(buf) ) strcat(buf,"\n");
 
 	if(debuglog) fprintf(debuglog,"%s",buf);
 
-	if (logBuffPos!=logBuff.end()) {
+	if (logBuffPos != logBuff.end()) {
 		logBuffPos=logBuff.end();
 		DEBUG_RefreshPage(0);
 //		mvwprintw(dbg.win_out,dbg.win_out->_maxy-1, 0, "");
diff --git a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
index 87a45ebf..34ca3f57 100644
--- a/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/sdlmain.cpp
@@ -1716,12 +1716,14 @@ static BOOL WINAPI ConsoleEventHandler(DWORD event) {
 static bool no_stdout = false;
 void GFX_ShowMsg(char const* format,...) {
 	char buf[512];
+
 	va_list msg;
 	va_start(msg,format);
-	vsprintf(buf,format,msg);
-        strcat(buf,"\n");
+	vsnprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),format,msg);
 	va_end(msg);
-	if(!no_stdout) printf("%s",buf); //Else buf is parsed again.
+
+	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+	if (!no_stdout) puts(buf); //Else buf is parsed again. (puts adds end of line)
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/misc/support.cpp b/src/misc/support.cpp
index e90b07ef..0a01c6b9 100644
--- a/src/misc/support.cpp
+++ b/src/misc/support.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
   
 #include "dosbox.h"
+#include "cross.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 #include "support.h"
 #include "video.h"
@@ -181,9 +182,11 @@ void E_Exit(const char * format,...) {
 #endif
 	va_list msg;
 	va_start(msg,format);
-	vsprintf(buf,format,msg);
+	vsnprintf(buf,sizeof(buf),format,msg);
 	va_end(msg);
-	strcat(buf,"\n");
+
+	buf[sizeof(buf) - 1] = '\0';
+	//strcat(buf,"\n"); catcher should handle the end of line.. 
 
 	throw(buf);
 }