SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

RepairableRemediation Cost

Priority

Level

DCL02-C

Low

Unlikely

Yes

YesMedium

P2P3

L3

Automated Detection

1710

Tool

Version

Checker

Description

Axivion Bauhaus Suite

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Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V

CertC-DCL02
CodeSonar
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CodeSonar_V
CodeSonar_V
LANG.ID.AMBIGTypographically ambiguous identifiers
Compass/ROSE




ECLAIR

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ECLAIR_V
ECLAIR_V

CC2.DCL02

Fully implemented

LDRA tool suite
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LDRA_V
LDRA_V

67 X

Fully implemented

Parasoft C/C++test
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Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-DCL02-a

All letters contained in function and variable names will be composed entirely of lowercase letters

Use visually distinct identifiers
PC-lint Plus

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PC-lint Plus_V
PC-lint Plus_V

9046

Partially supported: does not report ‘Q’ or ‘D’ vs ‘0’ or ‘O’

Polyspace Bug Finder

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Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

MISRA CERT C: 2012 Dir 4.5

Identifiers in the same name space with overlapping visibility should be typographically unambiguous

Rec. DCL02-C

Checks for use of typographically ambiguous identifiers (rec. fully covered)

PRQA QA-C++
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cplusplus:PRQA QA-C++_Vcplusplus:PRQA QA-C++_V

Related Vulnerabilities

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

Related Guidelines

SEI CERT C++ Coding StandardVOID DCL02-CPP. Use visually distinct identifiers
ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Choice of Clear Names [NAI]
MISRA C:2012Directive 4.5 (advisory)

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