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Violating the general contract when implementing the compareTo() method can cause unexpected results, possibly leading to invalid comparisons and information disclosure.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Detectable | RepairableRemediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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MET10-J | Medium | Unlikely | No | MediumNo | P4P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Automated detections of violations of this rule is infeasible in the general case.
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | CodeSonar | |||||
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| Include Page | CodeSonar_V | CodeSonar_V | JAVA.CLASS.MCS | Missing Call to super (Java)||||||
| Coverity | 7.5 | FB.RU_INVOKE_RUN | Implemented |
Related Guidelines
CWE-573, Improper Following of Specification by Caller |
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