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Risk Assessment Summary
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Detectable | Repairable | Priority | Level |
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| ENV30-C | Low | Probable | No | No | P2 | L3 |
| ENV31-C | Low | Probable | Yes | No | P4 | L3 |
| ENV32-C | Medium | Likely | Yes | No | P12 | L1 |
| ENV33-C | High | Probable | Yes | No | P12 | L1 |
| ENV34-C | Low | Probable | Yes | No | P4 |
Recommendations
ENV00-A. Do not store the pointer to the string returned by getenv()
ENV01-A. Do not make assumptions about the size of an environment variable
ENV02-A. Beware of multiple environment variables with the same name
ENV03-A. Sanitize the environment before invoking external programs
ENV04-A. Do not call system() if you do not need a command processor
Rules
ENV30-C. Do not modify the string returned by getenv()
ENV31-C. Do not rely on an environment pointer following an operation that may invalidate it
ENV32-C. Do not call the exit() function more than once
ENV33-C. Do not call the longjmp function to terminate a call to a function registered by atexit()
Risk Assessment Summary
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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ENV00-A | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 2 (medium) | P2 | L3 |
ENV01-A | 3 (high) | 3 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P27 | L1 |
ENV02-A | 2 (medium) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P6 | L2 |
ENV03-A | 2 (medium) | 2 (probable) | 2 (medium) | P8 | L2 |
ENV04-A | 3 (high) | 2 (probable) | 2 (medium) | P12 | L1 |
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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ENV30-C | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 |
ENV31-C | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 |
ENV32-C | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 |
ENV33-C | 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 |
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FIO43-C. Temporary files must be dealt with in a secure manner VOID 10. Temporary Files (TMP) ENV00-A. Do not store the pointer to the string returned by getenv()