--- iptables.c-original	2004-10-13 20:22:34.000000000 +0300
+++ iptables.c	2004-10-14 02:23:21.000000000 +0300
@@ -1565,8 +1565,9 @@
 	if (procfile < 0)
 		return NULL;
 
-	ret = malloc(1024);
+	ret = (char *) malloc(1024);
 	if (ret) {
+		memset (ret, 0, 1024);
 		switch (read(procfile, ret, 1024)) {
 		case -1: goto fail;
 		case 1024: goto fail; /* Partial read.  Wierd */