SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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Comment: REM Cost Reform

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Recommendation

Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

RepairableRemediation Cost

Priority

Level

DCL10-C

High

Probable

No

NoHigh

P6

L2

Related Vulnerabilities

Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.

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Tool

Version

Checker

Description

Astrée
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Astrée_V
Astrée_V

Supported, but no explicit checker
Helix QAC

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Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V

C0185, C0184
Klocwork
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Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V
SV.FMT_STR.PRINT_PARAMS_WRONGNUM.FEW
SV.FMT_STR.PRINT_PARAMS_WRONGNUM.MANY
SV.FMT_STR.SCAN_PARAMS_WRONGNUM.FEW
SV.FMT_STR.SCAN_PARAMS_WRONGNUM.MANY
LDRA tool suite
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LDRA_V
LDRA_V

41 S

Enhanced Enforcement

Parasoft C/C++test

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Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-DCL10-aThe number of format specifiers in the format string and the number of corresponding arguments in the invocation of a string formatting function should be equal
PC-lint Plus

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PC-lint Plus_V
PC-lint Plus_V

558, 719

Assistance provided: reports issues involving format strings

Polyspace Bug Finder

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Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

Format string specifiers and arguments mismatch

MISRA CERT C: 2012 Rule 17.1

String specifiers do not match corresponding arguments

The features of <stdarg.h> shall not be used

PRQA QA-C
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PRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v

0185, 0184

Rec. DCL10-C


Checks for format string specifiers and arguments mismatch (rec. partially covered)

Partially implemented

Related Guidelines

ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Subprogram Signature Mismatch [OTR]
MISRA C:2012Rule 17.1 (required)
MITRE CWECWE-628, Function call with incorrectly specified arguments

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