diff --git a/src/apps/proj.cpp b/src/apps/proj.cpp
index eeaaaceb8f..c3e5b1c57d 100644
--- a/src/apps/proj.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/proj.cpp
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ static void process(FILE *fid) {
             }
 
             if (reverseout) {
-                (void)printf(oform, data.uv.v);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, data.uv.v);
                 putchar('\t');
-                (void)printf(oform, data.uv.u);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, data.uv.u);
             } else {
-                (void)printf(oform, data.uv.u);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, data.uv.u);
                 putchar('\t');
-                (void)printf(oform, data.uv.v);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, data.uv.v);
             }
         }
 
@@ -305,11 +305,11 @@ static void vprocess(FILE *fid) {
         (void)printf(" [ %.11g ]\n", dat_ll.phi * RAD_TO_DEG);
         (void)fputs(swapAxisCrs ? "Northing (y):  " : "Easting (x):   ",
                     stdout);
-        (void)printf(oform, dat_xy.x);
+        limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, dat_xy.x);
         putchar('\n');
         (void)fputs(swapAxisCrs ? "Easting (x):   " : "Northing (y):  ",
                     stdout);
-        (void)printf(oform, dat_xy.y);
+        limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform, dat_xy.y);
         putchar('\n');
         (void)printf("Meridian scale (h) : %.8f  ( %.4g %% error )\n",
                      facs.meridional_scale,
@@ -670,13 +670,15 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             (void)printf("#Final Earth figure: ");
             if (Proj->es != 0.0) {
                 (void)printf("ellipsoid\n#  Major axis (a): ");
-                (void)printf(oform ? oform : "%.3f", Proj->a);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform ? oform : "%.3f",
+                                           Proj->a);
                 (void)printf("\n#  1/flattening: %.6f\n",
                              1. / (1. - sqrt(1. - Proj->es)));
                 (void)printf("#  squared eccentricity: %.12f\n", Proj->es);
             } else {
                 (void)printf("sphere\n#  Radius: ");
-                (void)printf(oform ? oform : "%.3f", Proj->a);
+                limited_fprintf_for_number(stdout, oform ? oform : "%.3f",
+                                           Proj->a);
                 (void)putchar('\n');
             }
         }
diff --git a/src/apps/utils.cpp b/src/apps/utils.cpp
index 6d29a8c6b3..5c52d297ad 100644
--- a/src/apps/utils.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/utils.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
 #include "utils.h"
 
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 bool validate_form_string_for_numbers(const char *formatString) {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ bool validate_form_string_for_numbers(const char *formatString) {
     if (formatString[0] != '%')
         valid = false;
     else {
-        auto oformLen = strlen(formatString);
+        const auto oformLen = strlen(formatString);
         for (int i = 1; i < static_cast<int>(oformLen) - 1; i++) {
             if (!(formatString[i] == '.' || formatString[i] == '+' ||
                   (formatString[i] >= '0' && formatString[i] <= '9'))) {
@@ -55,3 +56,41 @@ bool validate_form_string_for_numbers(const char *formatString) {
     }
     return valid;
 }
+
+void limited_fprintf_for_number(FILE *f, const char *formatString, double val) {
+    constexpr int BUFFER_SIZE = 32;
+    if (!validate_form_string_for_numbers(formatString) ||
+        strlen(formatString) + 1 >= BUFFER_SIZE) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Wrong formatString\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    // Little-trick to bypass CodeSQL cpp/tainted-format-string check...
+    char szFormatingString[BUFFER_SIZE];
+    int nLen = 0;
+    const auto oformLen = strlen(formatString);
+    szFormatingString[nLen++] = '%';
+    for (int i = 1; i < static_cast<int>(oformLen) - 1; i++) {
+        if (formatString[i] == '.') {
+            szFormatingString[nLen++] = '.';
+        } else if (formatString[i] == '+') {
+            szFormatingString[nLen++] = '+';
+        } else if (formatString[i] >= '0' && formatString[i] <= '9') {
+            szFormatingString[nLen++] = '0' + (formatString[i] - '0');
+        }
+    }
+    if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'e') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'e';
+    } else if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'E') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'E';
+    } else if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'f') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'f';
+    } else if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'F') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'F';
+    } else if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'g') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'g';
+    } else if (formatString[oformLen - 1] == 'G') {
+        szFormatingString[nLen++] = 'G';
+    }
+    szFormatingString[nLen++] = 0;
+    fprintf(f, szFormatingString, val);
+}
diff --git a/src/apps/utils.h b/src/apps/utils.h
index 8cb99a860f..81d635681a 100644
--- a/src/apps/utils.h
+++ b/src/apps/utils.h
@@ -26,4 +26,8 @@
  * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  ****************************************************************************/
 
+#include <stdio.h>
+
 bool validate_form_string_for_numbers(const char *formatString);
+
+void limited_fprintf_for_number(FILE *f, const char *formatString, double val);