diff --git AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/database.c AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/database.c
index e94b7a4..24bdb58 100644
--- AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/database.c
+++ AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/database.c
@@ -594,6 +594,7 @@ static char *
 sStripString( char *sLine, char *sStr )
 {
 char            c, *sCur, *sStart;
+int             mylength;
 
     sCur = sLine;
     sStart = sStr;
@@ -615,8 +616,10 @@ char            c, *sCur, *sStart;
         (*sStr++) = c;
     } while ( (*sCur) != '\0' );
     *sStr = '\0';
-    strcpy( sLine, sCur );
-    
+    mylength=strlen(sCur);
+    //strcpy( sLine, sCur );
+    memmove(sLine, sCur, mylength);
+    sLine[mylength]='\0';
     return(sStart);
 }
 
diff --git AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/sort.c AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/sort.c
index c793a2e..6ae9d0e 100644
--- AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/sort.c
+++ AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/sort.c
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ int		iTopTrue, iBottomFalse;
 		/* If false then swap it with the bottom of the false */
 		/* group, and leave the current pointer where it is  */
 
-	    memcpy( PSwapBuffer, PCur, iElementSize );
-	    memcpy( PCur, PTop, iElementSize );
-	    memcpy( PTop, PSwapBuffer, iElementSize );
+	    memmove( PSwapBuffer, PCur, iElementSize );
+	    memmove( PCur, PTop, iElementSize );
+	    memmove( PTop, PSwapBuffer, iElementSize );
 
 	    PTop = (char*)PTop - iElementSize;
 	    iBottomFalse--;
diff --git AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/stringExtra.c AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/stringExtra.c
index 7d826e4..baad818 100644
--- AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/stringExtra.c
+++ AmberTools/src/leap/src/leap/stringExtra.c
@@ -130,10 +130,13 @@ char *
 sRemoveLeadingSpaces( char *sLine )
 {
 char	*sTemp;
-
+int      mylength;
     sTemp = sLine;
     while ( (*sTemp==' ') && ( *sTemp!='\0' )) sTemp++;
-    strcpy( sLine, sTemp );
+    mylength=strlen(sTemp);
+    //strcpy( sLine, sTemp );
+    memmove(sLine, sTemp, mylength);
+    sLine[mylength]='\0';
     return(sLine);
 }
 
@@ -152,6 +155,7 @@ void
 sRemoveFirstString( char *sLine, char *sHead )
 {
 char	*sTemp;
+int      mylength;
 
     sTemp = sLine;
     while ( (*sTemp!=' ') && ( *sTemp!='\0' )) sTemp++;
@@ -163,7 +167,11 @@ char	*sTemp;
     *sTemp = '\0';
     strcpy( sHead, sLine );
     sTemp++;
-    strcpy( sLine, sTemp );
+    mylength=strlen(sTemp);
+    //strcpy( sLine, sTemp );
+    memmove(sLine, sTemp, mylength);
+    sLine[mylength]='\0';
+    
 }