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Slicing results in information loss, which could lead to abnormal program execution or denial-of-service attacks.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Detectable | RepairableRemediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OOP51-CPP | Low | Probable | No | MediumNo | P4 P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeSonar |
| LANG.CAST.OBJSLICE | Object Slicing | ||||||||||||
| Helix QAC |
| C++3072 | |||||||||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
| CERT_CPP-OOP51-a | Avoid slicing function arguments / return value | PRQA QA-C++ | |||||||||||
| Include Page | PRQA QA-C++_V | PRQA QA-C++_V | Do not slice derived objects | ||||||||||||
| Polyspace Bug Finder |
| CERT C++: OOP51-CPP | Checks for object slicing (rule partially covered) | ||||||||||||
| PVS-Studio |
| V1054 | 3072
Related Vulnerabilities
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