diff --git a/srcpkgs/detox/patches/detox-1.2.0.fix-invalid-memory-access.patch b/srcpkgs/detox/patches/detox-1.2.0.fix-invalid-memory-access.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..891b5d511b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/detox/patches/detox-1.2.0.fix-invalid-memory-access.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- parse_options_getopt.c.dt
++++ parse_options_getopt.c
+@@ -178,15 +178,17 @@ struct detox_options *parse_options_geto
+ 	main_options->files = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 10);
+ 
+ 	i = 0;
+-	max = 0;
++	max = 10;
+ 
+ 	if (optind < argc) {
+ 		while (optind < argc) {
+-			main_options->files[i++] = strdup(argv[optind]);
+-			if (i > max) {
++                        /* not enough space for the next file and
++                           possible ending NULL -> realloc */
++			if (i + 2 > max) {
+ 				main_options->files = realloc(main_options->files, sizeof(char *) * (10 + max));
+ 				max += 10;
+ 			}
++			main_options->files[i++] = strdup(argv[optind]);
+ 
+ 			optind++;
+ 		}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/detox/template b/srcpkgs/detox/template
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..709b75856ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/detox/template
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Template file for 'detox'
+
+pkgname="detox"
+version="1.2.0"
+revision=1
+build_style=gnu-configure
+configure_args="--sysconfdir=/etc/detox"
+hostmakedepends="flex"
+makedepends="libfl-devel"
+short_desc="Utility designed to clean up filenames"
+maintainer="Martin Födinger <foedinger.martin@autistici.org>"
+license="BSD"
+homepage="http://detox.sourceforge.net/"
+distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
+checksum="abfad90ee7d3e0fc53ce3b9da3253f9a800cdd92e3f8cc12a19394a7b1dcdbf8"