diff --git a/src/chaos.c b/src/chaos.c
index 615113656..925545369 100644
--- a/src/chaos.c
+++ b/src/chaos.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static const terrain_type *chaosterrain(void)
         }
         if (numtypes > 0) {
             types = malloc(sizeof(terrain_type *) * numtypes);
+            if (!types) abort();
             numtypes = 0;
             for (terrain = terrains(); terrain != NULL; terrain = terrain->next) {
                 if ((terrain->flags & LAND_REGION) && terrain->herbs) {
diff --git a/src/creport.c b/src/creport.c
index 3ac9dffe9..71c283e89 100644
--- a/src/creport.c
+++ b/src/creport.c
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ without prior permission by the authors of Eressea.
 
 /* tweakable features */
 #define RENDER_CRMESSAGES
-#define BUFFERSIZE 32768
 #define RESOURCECOMPAT
 
+#define BUFFERSIZE 32768
+/* riesig, wegen spionage-messages :-( */
+static char g_bigbuf[BUFFERSIZE];
+
 #include <spells/regioncurse.h>
 
 /* modules include */
@@ -132,9 +135,12 @@ static const char *translate(const char *key, const char *value)
             t = junkyard;
             junkyard = junkyard->next;
         }
-        else
+        else {
             t = malloc(sizeof(translation));
+            if (!t) abort();
+        }
         t->key = str_strdup(key);
+        if (!t->key) abort();
         t->value = value;
         t->next = translation_table[kk];
         translation_table[kk] = t;
@@ -264,13 +270,12 @@ cr_output_curses(struct stream *out, const faction * viewer, const void *obj, ob
             msg = msg_curse(c, obj, typ, self);
 
             if (msg) {
-                char buf[BUFFERSIZE];
                 if (!header) {
                     header = 1;
                     stream_printf(out, "EFFECTS\n");
                 }
-                nr_render(msg, viewer->locale, buf, sizeof(buf), viewer);
-                stream_printf(out, "\"%s\"\n", buf);
+                nr_render(msg, viewer->locale, g_bigbuf, sizeof(g_bigbuf), viewer);
+                stream_printf(out, "\"%s\"\n", g_bigbuf);
                 msg_release(msg);
             }
             a = a->next;
@@ -571,28 +576,26 @@ static void render_messages(FILE * F, faction * f, message_list * msgs)
 {
     struct mlist *m = msgs->begin;
     while (m) {
-        char crbuffer[BUFFERSIZE];  /* gross, wegen spionage-messages :-( */
         bool printed = false;
         const struct message_type *mtype = m->msg->type;
         unsigned int hash = mtype->key;
 #ifdef RENDER_CRMESSAGES
-        char nrbuffer[1024 * 32];
-        nrbuffer[0] = '\0';
-        if (nr_render(m->msg, f->locale, nrbuffer, sizeof(nrbuffer), f) > 0) {
+        g_bigbuf[0] = '\0';
+        if (nr_render(m->msg, f->locale, g_bigbuf, sizeof(g_bigbuf), f) > 0) {
             fprintf(F, "MESSAGE %d\n", message_id(m->msg));
             fprintf(F, "%u;type\n", hash);
-            fwritestr(F, nrbuffer);
+            fwritestr(F, g_bigbuf);
             fputs(";rendered\n", F);
             printed = true;
         }
 #endif
-        crbuffer[0] = '\0';
-        if (cr_render(m->msg, crbuffer, (const void *)f) == 0) {
-            if (crbuffer[0]) {
+        g_bigbuf[0] = '\0';
+        if (cr_render(m->msg, g_bigbuf, (const void *)f) == 0) {
+            if (g_bigbuf[0]) {
                 if (!printed) {
                     fprintf(F, "MESSAGE %d\n", message_id(m->msg));
                 }
-                fputs(crbuffer, F);
+                fputs(g_bigbuf, F);
             }
         }
         else {
@@ -605,6 +608,7 @@ static void render_messages(FILE * F, faction * f, message_list * msgs)
                 kmt = kmt->nexthash;
             if (kmt == NULL) {
                 kmt = (struct known_mtype *)malloc(sizeof(struct known_mtype));
+                if (!kmt) abort();
                 kmt->nexthash = mtypehash[ihash];
                 kmt->mtype = mtype;
                 mtypehash[ihash] = kmt;
@@ -1218,7 +1222,7 @@ cr_borders(const region * r, const faction * f, seen_mode mode, FILE * F)
 
 void cr_output_resources(stream *out, const faction * f, const region *r, bool see_unit)
 {
-    char cbuf[BUFFERSIZE], *pos = cbuf;
+    char *pos = g_bigbuf;
     resource_report result[MAX_RAWMATERIALS];
     int n, size = report_resources(r, result, MAX_RAWMATERIALS, f, see_unit);
 
@@ -1251,8 +1255,8 @@ void cr_output_resources(stream *out, const faction * f, const region *r, bool s
                     result[n].level);
         }
     }
-    if (pos != cbuf) {
-        swrite(cbuf, 1, pos - cbuf, out);
+    if (pos != g_bigbuf) {
+        swrite(g_bigbuf, 1, pos - g_bigbuf, out);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/kernel/config.h b/src/kernel/config.h
index 95df10ae9..7789cd36d 100644
--- a/src/kernel/config.h
+++ b/src/kernel/config.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ extern "C" {
     struct param;
     struct _dictionary_;
 
-#define DISPLAYSIZE         8192        /* max. L�nge einer Beschreibung, incl trailing 0 */
-#define ORDERSIZE           (DISPLAYSIZE*2) /* max. length of an order */
+#define DISPLAYSIZE         4096 /* max. L�nge einer Beschreibung, incl trailing 0 */
+#define ORDERSIZE           4096 /* max. length of an order */
 #define NAMESIZE            128 /* max. L�nge eines Namens, incl trailing 0 */
 #define IDSIZE              16  /* max. L�nge einer no (als String), incl trailing 0 */
 #define OBJECTIDSIZE        (NAMESIZE+5+IDSIZE) /* max. L�nge der Strings, die
diff --git a/src/report.c b/src/report.c
index 04e5408ad..11146a8d5 100644
--- a/src/report.c
+++ b/src/report.c
@@ -1521,29 +1521,78 @@ static int count_allies_cb(struct allies *all, faction *af, int status, void *ud
 
 struct show_s {
     sbstring sbs;
+    stream *out;
     const faction *f;
     int num_allies;
+    int num_listed;
+    size_t maxlen;
 };
 
+void pump_paragraph(sbstring *sbp, stream *out, size_t maxlen, bool isfinal)
+{
+    while (sbs_length(sbp) > maxlen) {
+        char *pos, *begin = sbp->begin;
+        while (*begin && isspace(*begin)) {
+            /* eat whitespace */
+            ++begin;
+        }
+        pos = begin;
+        while (pos) {
+            char *next = strchr(pos+1, ' ');
+            if (next == NULL) {
+                if (isfinal) {
+                    swrite(begin, 1, sbp->end - begin, out);
+                    newline(out);
+                }
+                return;
+            }
+            else if (next > begin + maxlen) {
+                size_t len = pos - begin;
+                swrite(begin, 1, len, out);
+                newline(out);
+
+                while (*pos && isspace(*pos)) {
+                    ++pos;
+                    ++len;
+                }
+                assert(len <= INT_MAX);
+                sbs_cut(sbp, (int)len);
+                break;
+            }
+            pos = next;
+        }
+    }
+    if (isfinal) {
+        char *pos = sbp->begin;
+        while (*pos && isspace(*pos)) {
+            /* eat whitespace */
+            ++pos;
+        }
+        swrite(pos, 1, sbp->end - pos, out);
+        newline(out);
+    }
+}
+
 static int show_allies_cb(struct allies *all, faction *af, int status, void *udata) {
     struct show_s * show = (struct show_s *)udata;
     const faction * f = show->f;
-
+    sbstring *sbp = &show->sbs;
     int mode = alliance_status(f, af, status);
-    --show->num_allies;
-    if (sbs_length(&show->sbs) > 0) {
-        /* not the first entry */
-        if (0 == show->num_allies) {
-            sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, LOC(f->locale, "list_and"));
+
+    if (show->num_listed++ != 0) {
+        if (show->num_listed == show->num_allies) {
+            /* last entry */
+            sbs_strcat(sbp, LOC(f->locale, "list_and"));
         }
         else {
-            sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, ", ");
+            /* neither first entry nor last*/
+            sbs_strcat(sbp, ", ");
         }
     }
-    sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, factionname(af));
-    sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, " (");
+    sbs_strcat(sbp, factionname(af));
+    sbs_strcat(sbp, " (");
     if ((mode & HELP_ALL) == HELP_ALL) {
-        sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_ANY]));
+        sbs_strcat(sbp, LOC(f->locale, parameters[P_ANY]));
     }
     else {
         int h, hh = 0;
@@ -1573,58 +1622,60 @@ static int show_allies_cb(struct allies *all, faction *af, int status, void *uda
             }
             if (p != MAXPARAMS) {
                 if (hh) {
-                    sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, ", ");
+                    sbs_strcat(sbp, ", ");
                 }
-                sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, LOC(f->locale, parameters[p]));
+                sbs_strcat(sbp, LOC(f->locale, parameters[p]));
                 hh = 1;
             }
         }
     }
-    sbs_strcat(&show->sbs, ")");
+    if (show->num_allies == show->num_listed) {
+        sbs_strcat(sbp, ").");
+        pump_paragraph(sbp, show->out, show->maxlen, true);
+    }
+    else {
+        sbs_strcat(sbp, ")");
+        pump_paragraph(sbp, show->out, show->maxlen, false);
+    }
     return 0;
 }
 
-static void
-show_allies(const faction * f, struct allies * allies, char *buf, size_t size)
+void report_allies(struct stream *out, size_t maxlen, const struct faction * f, struct allies * allies, const char *prefix)
 {
     int num_allies = 0;
+
+    assert(maxlen <= REPORTWIDTH);
     allies_walk(allies, count_allies_cb, &num_allies);
 
     if (num_allies > 0) {
         struct show_s show;
+        char buf[REPORTWIDTH * 2];
         show.f = f;
+        show.out = out;
         show.num_allies = num_allies;
-        sbs_init(&show.sbs, buf, size);
+        show.num_listed = 0;
+        show.maxlen = maxlen;
+        sbs_init(&show.sbs, buf, sizeof(buf));
+        sbs_strcpy(&show.sbs, prefix);
 
         allies_walk(allies, show_allies_cb, &show);
-        sbs_strcat(&show.sbs, ".");
     }
 }
 
 static void allies(struct stream *out, const faction * f)
 {
     const group *g = f->groups;
-    char buf[16384];
+    char prefix[64];
 
     if (f->allies) {
-        int bytes;
-        size_t size = sizeof(buf);
-        bytes = snprintf(buf, size, "%s ", LOC(f->locale, "faction_help"));
-        size -= bytes;
-        show_allies(f, f->allies, buf + bytes, size);
-        paragraph(out, buf, 0, 0, 0);
-        newline(out);
+        snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "%s ", LOC(f->locale, "faction_help"));
+        report_allies(out, REPORTWIDTH, f, f->allies, prefix);
     }
 
     while (g) {
         if (g->allies) {
-            int bytes;
-            size_t size = sizeof(buf);
-            bytes = snprintf(buf, size, "%s %s ", g->name, LOC(f->locale, "group_help"));
-            size -= bytes;
-            show_allies(f, g->allies, buf + bytes, size);
-            paragraph(out, buf, 0, 0, 0);
-            newline(out);
+            snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "%s %s ", g->name, LOC(f->locale, "group_help"));
+            report_allies(out, REPORTWIDTH, f, g->allies, prefix);
         }
         g = g->next;
     }
diff --git a/src/report.h b/src/report.h
index bb3629497..307dba38b 100644
--- a/src/report.h
+++ b/src/report.h
@@ -14,21 +14,27 @@
 #define H_GC_REPORT
 
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 extern "C" {
 #endif
 
     struct stream;
+    struct sbstring;
     struct spellbook_entry;
     struct region;
     struct faction;
     struct locale;
+    struct allies;
+
     void register_nr(void);
     void report_cleanup(void);
     void write_spaces(struct stream *out, size_t num);
     void report_travelthru(struct stream *out, struct region * r, const struct faction * f);
     void report_region(struct stream *out, const struct region * r, struct faction * f);
+    void report_allies(struct stream *out, size_t maxlen, const struct faction * f, struct allies * allies, const char *prefix);
+    void pump_paragraph(struct sbstring *sbp, struct stream *out, size_t maxlen, bool isfinal);
 
     void nr_spell_syntax(char *buf, size_t size, struct spellbook_entry * sbe, const struct locale *lang);
     void nr_spell(struct stream *out, struct spellbook_entry * sbe, const struct locale *lang);
diff --git a/src/report.test.c b/src/report.test.c
index 3c49b14fc..84f2f070d 100644
--- a/src/report.test.c
+++ b/src/report.test.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "move.h"
 #include "travelthru.h"
 
+#include <kernel/ally.h>
 #include <kernel/building.h>
 #include <kernel/faction.h>
 #include <kernel/item.h>
@@ -143,6 +144,58 @@ static void test_report_region(CuTest *tc) {
     test_teardown();
 }
 
+static void test_report_allies(CuTest *tc) {
+    stream out = { 0 };
+    char buf[1024];
+    char exp[1024];
+    size_t len, linebreak = 72;
+    struct locale *lang;
+    faction *f, *f1, *f2, *f3;
+
+    test_setup();
+    lang = test_create_locale();
+    locale_setstring(lang, "list_and", " und ");
+    mstream_init(&out);
+    f = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    f->locale = lang;
+    f1 = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    f2 = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    f3 = test_create_faction(NULL);
+    snprintf(exp, sizeof(exp), "Wir helfen %s (%s).\n",
+        factionname(f1),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_GUARD]));
+    ally_set(&f->allies, f1, HELP_GUARD);
+    report_allies(&out, linebreak, f, f->allies, "Wir helfen ");
+    out.api->rewind(out.handle);
+    len = out.api->read(out.handle, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    buf[len] = 0;
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, exp, buf);
+
+    out.api->rewind(out.handle);
+    ally_set(&f->allies, f2, HELP_GIVE);
+    ally_set(&f->allies, f3, HELP_ALL);
+    snprintf(exp, sizeof(exp), "Wir helfen %s (%s), %s (%s)",
+        factionname(f1),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_GUARD]),
+        factionname(f2),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_GIVE]));
+    linebreak = strlen(exp);
+    snprintf(exp, sizeof(exp), "Wir helfen %s (%s), %s (%s)\nund %s (%s).\n",
+        factionname(f1),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_GUARD]),
+        factionname(f2),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_GIVE]),
+        factionname(f3),
+        LOC(lang, parameters[P_ANY]));
+    report_allies(&out, linebreak, f, f->allies, "Wir helfen ");
+    out.api->rewind(out.handle);
+    len = out.api->read(out.handle, buf, sizeof(buf));
+    buf[len] = 0;
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, exp, buf);
+
+    test_teardown();
+}
+
 static void test_report_travelthru(CuTest *tc) {
     stream out = { 0 };
     char buf[1024];
@@ -302,6 +355,7 @@ CuSuite *get_report_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_write_many_spaces);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_report_travelthru);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_report_region);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_report_allies);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_write_spell_syntax);
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/util/crmessage.c b/src/util/crmessage.c
index 3e3b05177..e59ea474a 100644
--- a/src/util/crmessage.c
+++ b/src/util/crmessage.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void tsf_register(const char *name, tostring_f fun)
     }
     if (tsf == NULL) {
         tsf = malloc(sizeof(tsf_list));
+        if (!tsf) abort();
         tsf->fun = fun;
         tsf->name = name;
         tsf->next = tostringfs;
@@ -102,12 +103,14 @@ void crt_register(const struct message_type *mtype)
     }
     if (!crt) {
         crt = malloc(sizeof(crmessage_type));
+        if (!crt) abort();
         crt->mtype = mtype;
         crt->next = crtypes[hash];
         crtypes[hash] = crt;
         if (mtype->nparameters > 0) {
             int i;
             crt->renderers = malloc(sizeof(tostring_f) * mtype->nparameters);
+            if (!crt->renderers) abort();
             /* can be scrapped for memory vs. speed */
             for (i = 0; i != mtype->nparameters; ++i) {
                 crt->renderers[i] = tsf_find(mtype->types[i]->name);
diff --git a/src/util/goodies.c b/src/util/goodies.c
index fcfaa1013..a673e6e55 100644
--- a/src/util/goodies.c
+++ b/src/util/goodies.c
@@ -32,8 +32,11 @@ int *intlist_init(void)
 
 int *intlist_add(int *i_p, int i)
 {
+    void *tmp;
     i_p[0]++;
-    i_p = realloc(i_p, (i_p[0] + 1) * sizeof(int));
+    tmp = realloc(i_p, (i_p[0] + 1) * sizeof(int));
+    if (!tmp) abort();
+    i_p = (int *)tmp;
 
     i_p[i_p[0]] = i;
     return (i_p);
diff --git a/src/util/language.c b/src/util/language.c
index afc9d01d0..de31075cc 100644
--- a/src/util/language.c
+++ b/src/util/language.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ locale *get_or_create_locale(const char *name)
             return *lp;
         }
     }
-    *lp = l = (locale *)calloc(sizeof(locale), 1);
+    *lp = l = (locale *)calloc(1, sizeof(locale));
     assert_alloc(l);
     l->hashkey = hkey;
     l->name = str_strdup(name);
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ void locale_setstring(locale * lang, const char *key, const char *value)
     }
     if (!find) {
         find = calloc(1, sizeof(struct locale_str));
+        if (!find) abort();
         find->nexthash = lang->strings[id];
         lang->strings[id] = find;
         find->hashkey = hkey;
diff --git a/src/util/lists.c b/src/util/lists.c
index 81f9c9ab2..97e782795 100644
--- a/src/util/lists.c
+++ b/src/util/lists.c
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ unsigned int listlen(void *l)
 void addstrlist(strlist ** SP, const char *s)
 {
     strlist *slist = malloc(sizeof(strlist));
+    if (!slist) abort();
     slist->next = NULL;
     slist->s = str_strdup(s);
     addlist(SP, slist);
diff --git a/src/util/log.c b/src/util/log.c
index fd50ec700..26f745a3b 100644
--- a/src/util/log.c
+++ b/src/util/log.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ static log_t *loggers;
 
 log_t *log_create(int flags, void *data, log_fun call) {
     log_t *lgr = malloc(sizeof(log_t));
+    if (!lgr) abort();
     lgr->log = call;
     lgr->flags = flags;
     lgr->data = data;
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ static const char *log_prefix(int level) {
 static int check_dupe(const char *format, int level)
 {
     static int last_type; /* STATIC_XCALL: used across calls */
-    static char last_message[32]; /* STATIC_XCALL: used across calls */
+    static char last_message[32] = { 0 }; /* STATIC_XCALL: used across calls */
     static int dupes = 0;         /* STATIC_XCALL: used across calls */
     if (strncmp(last_message, format, sizeof(last_message)) == 0) {
         /* TODO: C6054: String 'last_message' might not be zero - terminated. */
diff --git a/src/util/message.c b/src/util/message.c
index 47a8eb7af..fc645f3a2 100644
--- a/src/util/message.c
+++ b/src/util/message.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ register_argtype(const char *name, void(*free_arg) (variant),
 variant(*copy_arg) (variant), variant_type type)
 {
     arg_type *atype = (arg_type *)malloc(sizeof(arg_type));
+    if (!atype) abort();
     atype->name = name;
     atype->next = argtypes;
     atype->release = free_arg;
@@ -90,7 +91,9 @@ message_type *mt_create(message_type * mtype, const char *args[], int nparameter
         int i;
         mtype->nparameters = nparameters;
         mtype->pnames = (char **)malloc(sizeof(char *) * nparameters);
+        if (!mtype->pnames) abort();
         mtype->types = (arg_type **)malloc(sizeof(arg_type *) * nparameters);
+        if (!mtype->types) abort();
         for (i = 0; args[i]; ++i) {
             const char *x = args[i];
             const char *spos = strchr(x, ':');
@@ -103,8 +106,8 @@ message_type *mt_create(message_type * mtype, const char *args[], int nparameter
                 assert(atype);
             }
             else {
-                char *cp;
-                cp = malloc(spos - x + 1);
+                char *cp = malloc(spos - x + 1);
+                if (!cp) abort();
                 memcpy(cp, x, spos - x);
                 cp[spos - x] = '\0';
                 mtype->pnames[i] = cp;
@@ -162,8 +165,10 @@ message_type *mt_new(const char *name, const char *section)
         return NULL;
     }
     mtype = (message_type *)malloc(sizeof(message_type));
+    if (!mtype) abort();
     mtype->key = 0;
     mtype->name = str_strdup(name);
+    if (!mtype->name) abort();
     mtype->section = section_find(section);
     if (!mtype->section) {
         mtype->section = section_add(section);
@@ -219,7 +224,6 @@ static void free_arg(const arg_type * atype, variant data)
 
 message *msg_create(const struct message_type *mtype, variant args[])
 {
-    int i;
     message *msg;
 
     assert(mtype != NULL);
@@ -228,11 +232,17 @@ message *msg_create(const struct message_type *mtype, variant args[])
         return NULL;
     }
     msg = (message *)malloc(sizeof(message));
+    if (!msg) abort();
     msg->type = mtype;
-    msg->parameters = (variant *)(mtype->nparameters ? calloc(mtype->nparameters, sizeof(variant)) : NULL);
     msg->refcount = 1;
-    for (i = 0; i != mtype->nparameters; ++i) {
-        msg->parameters[i] = copy_arg(mtype->types[i], args[i]);
+    msg->parameters = NULL;
+    if (mtype->nparameters > 0) {
+        int i;
+        msg->parameters = (variant *)(mtype->nparameters ? calloc(mtype->nparameters, sizeof(variant)) : NULL);
+        if (!msg->parameters) abort();
+        for (i = 0; i != mtype->nparameters; ++i) {
+            msg->parameters[i] = copy_arg(mtype->types[i], args[i]);
+        }
     }
     if (msg_log_create)
         msg_log_create(msg);
diff --git a/src/util/nrmessage.c b/src/util/nrmessage.c
index 1fdde6935..564abecb7 100644
--- a/src/util/nrmessage.c
+++ b/src/util/nrmessage.c
@@ -33,7 +33,19 @@ typedef struct nrmessage_type {
 } nrmessage_type;
 
 #define NRT_MAXHASH 1021
-static nrmessage_type *nrtypes[NRT_MAXHASH];
+static nrmessage_type *nrtypes[NRT_MAXHASH] = { 0 };
+
+void free_nrmesssages(void) {
+    int i;
+    for (i = 0; i != NRT_MAXHASH; ++i) {
+        while (nrtypes[i]) {
+            nrmessage_type *nr = nrtypes[i];
+            nrtypes[i] = nr->next;
+            free(nr->vars);
+            free(nr);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
 const char *nrt_string(const struct message_type *mtype, 
         const struct locale *lang)
@@ -81,7 +93,8 @@ nrt_register(const struct message_type *mtype)
         int i;
         char zNames[256];
         char *c = zNames;
-        nrt = malloc(sizeof(nrmessage_type));
+        nrt = calloc(1, sizeof(nrmessage_type));
+        if (!nrt) abort();
         nrt->mtype = mtype;
         nrt->next = nrtypes[hash];
         nrtypes[hash] = nrt;
@@ -92,6 +105,7 @@ nrt_register(const struct message_type *mtype)
             c += str_strlcpy(c, mtype->pnames[i], sizeof(zNames)-(c-zNames));
         }
         nrt->vars = str_strdup(zNames);
+        if (!nrt->vars) abort();
     }
 }
 
@@ -115,16 +129,3 @@ size_t size, const void *userdata)
         buffer[0] = 0;
     return 0;
 }
-
-void free_nrmesssages(void) {
-    int i;
-    for (i = 0; i != NRT_MAXHASH; ++i) {
-        while (nrtypes[i]) {
-            nrmessage_type *nr = nrtypes[i];
-            nrtypes[i] = nr->next;
-            free(nr->vars);
-            free(nr);
-        }
-    }
-}
-
diff --git a/src/util/parser.c b/src/util/parser.c
index edcb5e3d6..f0090fdf3 100644
--- a/src/util/parser.c
+++ b/src/util/parser.c
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ void init_tokens_ex(const char *initstr, void *data, void (*dtor)(void *))
 {
     if (states == NULL) {
         states = calloc(1, sizeof(parser_state));
+        if (!states) abort();
     }
     else if (states->dtor) {
         states->dtor(states->data);
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ void init_tokens_str(const char *initstr) {
 void parser_pushstate(void)
 {
     parser_state *new_state = calloc(1, sizeof(parser_state));
+    if (!new_state) abort();
     new_state->current_token = NULL;
     new_state->next = states;
     states = new_state;
diff --git a/src/util/pofile.c b/src/util/pofile.c
index e1126ba0e..131994c37 100644
--- a/src/util/pofile.c
+++ b/src/util/pofile.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ int pofile_read(const char *filename, int (*callback)(const char *msgid, const c
     line = read_line(F);
     while (line) {
         char token[8];
-        int err = sscanf(line, "%8s", token);
+        int err = sscanf(line, "%7s", token);
+        token[7] = 0;
         if (err == 1) {
             char *text = NULL;
             size_t size = 0, len = strlen(token);
diff --git a/src/util/rand.c b/src/util/rand.c
index f409cd0bb..3ab4490ab 100644
--- a/src/util/rand.c
+++ b/src/util/rand.c
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ void random_source_inject_array(double inject[], int size) {
     if (values)
         free(values);
     values = malloc(sizeof(double) * size);
+    if (!values) abort();
     for (i=0; i < size; ++i) {
         values[i] = inject[i];
     }
diff --git a/src/util/strings.c b/src/util/strings.c
index 4eac7856e..77a2a3186 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.c
+++ b/src/util/strings.c
@@ -300,6 +300,19 @@ void sbs_strcpy(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str)
     sbs->end = sbs->begin + len;
 }
 
+void sbs_cut(sbstring *sbp, int bytes)
+{
+    if (bytes > 0) {
+        size_t len = sbs_length(sbp) - bytes;
+        memmove(sbp->begin, sbp->begin + bytes, len + 1);
+        sbp->end = sbp->begin + len;
+    }
+    else if (bytes < 0) {
+        size_t len = sbs_length(sbp) + bytes;
+        sbp->end = sbp->begin + len;
+    }
+}
+
 size_t sbs_length(const struct sbstring *sbs)
 {
     return sbs->end - sbs->begin;
diff --git a/src/util/strings.h b/src/util/strings.h
index bf6299332..c61b81754 100644
--- a/src/util/strings.h
+++ b/src/util/strings.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ extern "C" {
     void sbs_strcat(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str);
     void sbs_strncat(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str, size_t size);
     void sbs_strcpy(struct sbstring *sbs, const char *str);
+    void sbs_cut(struct sbstring *sbp, int bytes);
     size_t sbs_length(const struct sbstring *sbs);
 
     /* benchmark for units:
diff --git a/src/util/umlaut.c b/src/util/umlaut.c
index 00252fb02..c070acb55 100644
--- a/src/util/umlaut.c
+++ b/src/util/umlaut.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ char * transliterate(char * out, size_t size, const char * in)
 
 tnode * mknode(void) {
     tnode * node = (tnode *)calloc(1, sizeof(tnode));
+    if (!node) abort();
     node->refcount = 1;
     return node;
 }
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ void addtoken(tnode ** root, const char *str, variant id)
             }
 
             ref = (tref *)malloc(sizeof(tref));
+            if (!ref) abort();
             ref->ucs = ucs;
             ref->node = node;
             ref->nexthash = tk->next[index];
@@ -221,11 +223,10 @@ void addtoken(tnode ** root, const char *str, variant id)
     }
 }
 
-void freetokens(tnode * root)
+void freetokens(tnode * node)
 {
-    tnode * node = root;
     int i;
-    for (i = 0; node && i != NODEHASHSIZE; ++i) {
+    for (i = 0; i != NODEHASHSIZE; ++i) {
         if (node->next[i]) {
             tref * ref = node->next[i];
             while (ref) {
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ void freetokens(tnode * root)
             node->next[i] = 0;
         }
     }
+    /* TODO: warning C6011: Dereferencing NULL pointer 'node'. */
     if (--node->refcount == 0) {
         free(node);
     }