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CodeSonar
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(customization)Users can add a custom check for use of realloc().
Compass/ROSE

 

 

Could detect possible violations of this rule by first flagging any usage of realloc(). Also, it could flag any usage of free that is not preceded by code to clear out the preceding memory, using memset. This heuristic is imperfect because it flags all possible data leaks, not just leaks of "sensitive" data, because ROSE cannot tell which data is sensitive

Klocwork
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SV.USAGERULES.UNINTENDED_COPY

 

LDRA tool suite
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44 SEnhanced Enforcement
Polyspace Bug FinderR2016a

Sensitive heap memory not cleared before release

Uncleared sensitive data in stack

Sensitive data not cleared or released by memory routine

Variable in stack is not cleared and contains sensitive data

PRQA QA-C
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warncall for reallocPartially implemented

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