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Description

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	CodeSonar_V
	CodeSonar_V

LANG.FUNCS.IRV

Ignored Return Valuereturn value

Compass/ROSE

Can detect violations of this recommendation when checking for violations of EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions and EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers

Coverity

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	Coverity_V
	Coverity_V

CHECKED_RETURN

Finds inconsistencies in how function call return values are handled. Coverity Prevent cannot discover all violations of this recommendation, so further verification is necessary

Fortify SCA

5.0

LDRA tool suite

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	LDRA_V
	LDRA_V

80 D

Partially implemented

PRQA QA-C

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	PRQA QA-C_v
	PRQA QA-C_v

3200

Partially implemented

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CERT C Secure Coding Standard	API04-C. Provide a consistent and usable error-checking mechanism ERR00-C. Adopt and implement a consistent and comprehensive error-handling policy ERR02-C. Avoid in-band error indicators ERR05-C. Application-independent code should provide error detection without dictating error handling EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers FIO10-C. Take care when using the rename() function FIO13-C. Never push back anything other than one read character FIO33-C. Detect and handle input output errors resulting in undefined behavior FIO34-C. Distinguish between characters read from a file and EOF or WEOF FLP03-C. Detect and handle floating-point errors FLP32-C. Prevent or detect domain and range errors in math functions MEM04-C. Do not perform zero-length allocations MEM12-C. Consider using a goto chain when leaving a function on error when using and releasing resources
SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard	ERR10-CPP. Check for error conditions FIO04-CPP. Detect and handle input and output errors
ISO/IEC TS 17961	Failing to detect and handle standard library errors [liberr]
MITRE CWE	CWE-252, Unchecked return value CWE-253, Incorrect check of function return value CWE-390, Detection of error condition without action CWE-391, Unchecked error condition

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