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Failing to return a value from a code path in a value-returning function results in undefined behavior that might be exploited to cause data integrity violations.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Detectable | RepairableRemediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MSC52-CPP | Medium | Probable | Yes | MediumNo | P8 | L2 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | |||||||||||
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| Astrée |
| return-implicit | Fully checked | |||||||||||
| Axivion Bauhaus Suite |
| CertC++-MSC52 | ||||||||||||
| Clang |
| -Wreturn-type | Does not catch all instances of this rule, such as function-try-blocks | |||||||||||
| CodeSonar |
| LANG.STRUCT.MRS | Missing return statement Non-void noreturn, | |||||||||||
| Helix QAC |
| DF2888 | ||||||||||||
| Klocwork |
| FUNCRET.GEN FUNCRET.IMPLICIT | ||||||||||||
| LDRA tool suite |
| 2 D, 36 S | Fully implemented | |||||||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
| CERT_CPP-MSC52-a | All exit paths from a function, except main(), with non-void return type shall have an explicit return statement with an expression | |||||||||||
| Polyspace Bug Finder |
| CERT C++: MSC52-CPP | Checks for missing return statements (rule partially covered) | SonarQube C/C++ Plugin | ||||||||||
| Include Page | SonarQube C/C++ Plugin_V | S935 | ||||||||||||
| PVS-Studio |
| V591 | ||||||||||||
| RuleChecker |
| return-implicit | Fully checked | |||||||||||
| Security Reviewer - Static Reviewer |
| RTOS_09 RTOS_10 RTOS_11 RTOS_12 | Fully implemented | |||||||||||
| SonarQube C/C++ Plugin |
| S935 |
Related Vulnerabilities
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