struct timeval *timeout,
        int sizelimit )
 {
-       char            filter[ BUFSIZ ];
+       char                    *filter;
        int                     rc;
        int                     nresponses;
        int                     nentries;
        ber_int_t       msgid;
 
        if( filtpatt != NULL ) {
+               filter = malloc( strlen( filtpatt ) + strlen( value ) );
+               if( filter == NULL ) {
+                       perror( "malloc" );
+                       return EXIT_FAILURE;
+               }
+
                sprintf( filter, filtpatt, value );
 
                if ( verbose ) {
                }
 
        } else {
-               sprintf( filter, "%s", value );
+               filter = value;
        }
 
        if ( not ) {
        rc = ldap_search_ext( ld, base, scope, filter, attrs, attrsonly,
                sctrls, cctrls, timeout, sizelimit, &msgid );
 
+       if ( filtpatt != NULL ) {
+               free( filter );
+       }
+
        if( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
                fprintf( stderr, "%s: ldap_search_ext: %s (%d)\n",
                        prog, ldap_err2string( rc ), rc );