--- fvwm/fvwm/builtins.c
+++ fvwm/fvwm/builtins.c
@@ -2665,7 +2665,7 @@ void CMD_Echo(F_CMD_ARGS)
 			action[len-1]='\0';
 		}
 	}
-	fvwm_msg(ECHO,"Echo",action);
+	fvwm_msg(ECHO,"Echo","%s",action);
 
 	return;
 }
--- fvwm/fvwm/move_resize.c
+++ fvwm/fvwm/move_resize.c
@@ -2964,7 +2964,7 @@ void CMD_SnapAttraction(F_CMD_ARGS)
 		OLD, "CMD_SnapAttraction",
 		"The command SnapAttraction is obsolete. Please use the"
 		" following command instead:");
-	fvwm_msg(OLD, "", cmd);
+	fvwm_msg(OLD, "", "%s", cmd);
 	execute_function(
 		cond_rc, exc, cmd,
 		FUNC_DONT_REPEAT | FUNC_DONT_EXPAND_COMMAND);
@@ -2986,7 +2986,7 @@ void CMD_SnapGrid(F_CMD_ARGS)
 		OLD, "CMD_SnapGrid",
 		"The command SnapGrid is obsolete. Please use the following"
 		" command instead:");
-	fvwm_msg(OLD, "", cmd);
+	fvwm_msg(OLD, "", "%s", cmd);
 	execute_function(
 		cond_rc, exc, cmd,
 		FUNC_DONT_REPEAT | FUNC_DONT_EXPAND_COMMAND);
--- fvwm/fvwm/virtual.c
+++ fvwm/fvwm/virtual.c
@@ -2023,9 +2023,9 @@ void CMD_EdgeResistance(F_CMD_ARGS)
 			"The command EdgeResistance with three arguments is"
 			" obsolete. Please use the following commands"
 			" instead:");
-		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", cmd);
-		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", stylecmd);
-		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", stylecmd2);
+		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", "%s", cmd);
+		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", "%s", stylecmd);
+		fvwm_msg(OLD, "", "%s", stylecmd2);
 		execute_function(
 			cond_rc, exc, cmd,
 			FUNC_DONT_REPEAT | FUNC_DONT_EXPAND_COMMAND);
--- fvwm/libs/FRenderInit.c
+++ fvwm/libs/FRenderInit.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Bool FRenderGetErrorText(int code, char *msg)
 		    code <= FRenderErrorBase +
 		    (sizeof(error_names) / sizeof(char *)) -1)
 		{
-			sprintf(msg, error_names[code - FRenderErrorBase]);
+			sprintf(msg, "%s", error_names[code - FRenderErrorBase]);
 			return 1;
 		}
 	}
--- fvwm/modules/FvwmIconMan/functions.c
+++ fvwm/modules/FvwmIconMan/functions.c
@@ -523,20 +523,13 @@ int builtin_ret(int numargs, BuiltinArg *args)
 
 int builtin_print(int numargs, BuiltinArg *args)
 {
-	char *s, buf[256];
-
-	ConsoleDebug(FUNCTIONS, "print: %s\n", args[0].value.string_value);
+	char *s;
 
 	s = args[0].value.string_value;
-	if (strlen(s) > 250)
-	{
-		ConsoleMessage("String too long\n");
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		sprintf(buf, "%s\n", s);
-		ConsoleMessage(buf);
-	}
+
+	ConsoleDebug(FUNCTIONS, "print: %s\n", s);
+
+	ConsoleMessage("%s\n", s);
 
 	return 0;
 }