--- iptables-1.2.9/iptables-restore.c.counters	2004-02-26 14:52:48.110211624 +0100
+++ iptables-1.2.9/iptables-restore.c	2004-02-26 15:10:24.495616632 +0100
@@ -71,7 +71,11 @@
 
 int parse_counters(char *string, struct ipt_counters *ctr)
 {
-	return (sscanf(string, "[%llu:%llu]", &ctr->pcnt, &ctr->bcnt) == 2);
+	if (string != NULL)
+		return (sscanf(string, "[%llu:%llu]", &ctr->pcnt, &ctr->bcnt)
+			== 2);
+	else
+		return (0 == 2);
 }
 
 /* global new argv and argc */