--- bing.c.orig	Fri Jan 19 19:28:53 2001
+++ bing.c	Mon Aug  6 19:33:05 2012
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ static char rcsid[] = "$Id: bing.c,v 1.16.2.1 2001/01/
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -755,7 +756,7 @@ int pr_pack(buf, cc, from)
 	static int old_rrlen;
 	static char old_rr[MAX_IPOPTLEN];
 	struct ip *ip;
-	struct timeval tv, *tp;
+	struct timeval tv, tv2, *tp;
 	double triptime;
 	int hlen, dupflag;
 
@@ -798,9 +799,12 @@ int pr_pack(buf, cc, from)
 	cc -= hlen;
 	icp = (struct icmp *)(buf + hlen);
 	if (icp->icmp_type == ICMP_ECHOREPLY) {
+		char *tmp;
 		if (icp->icmp_id != ident)
 			return -1;			/* 'Twas not our ECHO */
-		tp = (struct timeval *)ICMP_TO_DATA(icp);
+		tmp = (char *)ICMP_TO_DATA(icp);
+		memcpy(&tv2, tmp, sizeof(tv2));
+		tp = &tv2;
 		tvsub(&tv, tp);
 		triptime = tv_usval(&tv);
 
@@ -1231,17 +1235,30 @@ int main(argc, argv)
 	struct hoststats *hs1, *hs2;
 	int ntrans, nloops, bits;
 	int i;
-	int ch, hold, recv_packlen, preload;
+	int ch, hold = 1, recv_packlen, preload;
 	u_char *datap, *recv_packet;
-	char *target1, *target2, *malloc();
+	char *target1, *target2;
 	u_char ttl, loop;
 #ifdef IP_OPTIONS
 	char rspace[3 + 4 * NROUTES + 1];	/* record route space */
 #endif
-
 	hs1 = &hoststats1;
 	hs2 = &hoststats2;
 
+        if (!(proto = getprotobyname("icmp"))) {
+                (void)fprintf(stderr, "bing: unknown protocol icmp.\n");
+                exit(1);
+        }
+        if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, proto->p_proto)) < 0) {
+                perror("bing: socket");
+                exit(1);
+        }
+        /* Revoke privileges */
+       if (seteuid(getuid()) == -1 || setuid(getuid()) == -1) {
+               err(1, "unable to drop permissions");
+               exit(1);
+       }
+
 	preload = 0;
 	datap = &outpack[8 + sizeof(struct timeval)];
 	while ((ch = getopt(argc, argv, "I:LRc:dDe:fh:i:l:nPp:rS:s:t:vVwz")) != EOF)
@@ -1398,15 +1415,6 @@ int main(argc, argv)
 
 	ident = getpid() & 0xFFFF;
 
-	if (!(proto = getprotobyname("icmp"))) {
-		(void)fprintf(stderr, "bing: unknown protocol icmp.\n");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	if ((s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_RAW, proto->p_proto)) < 0) {
-		perror("bing: socket");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	hold = 1;
 	if (options & F_SO_DEBUG)
 		(void)setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_DEBUG, (char *)&hold,
 		    sizeof(hold));