SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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Comment: REM Cost Reform

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Recommendation

Severity

Likelihood

Detectable

RepairableRemediation Cost

Priority

Level

MSC04-C

Medium

Unlikely

Yes

MediumNo

P4

L3

Automated Detection

PRQA QA-C_v

Tool

Version

Checker

Description

Astrée
Include Page
Astrée_V
Astrée_V

mmline-comment
smlinesline-comment
sline-splicing
smline-commentsline-splicing

Partially checked
GCC
Include Page
GCC_V
GCC_V

Can detect violations of this rule when the -Wcomment flag is used

ECLAIR

Include Page
ECLAIR_V
ECLAIR_V

CC2.MSC04

Fully implemented

Helix QAC

Include Page
Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V

C3108
LDRA tool suite
Include Page
LDRA_V
LDRA_V
119 S, 302 S, 611 S

Partially implemented

Parasoft C/C++test
Include Page
Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-MSC04-a
CERT_C-MSC04-b
CERT_C-MSC04-c
CERT_C-MSC04-d

The character sequence /* shall not be used within a C-style comment
The character sequence // shall not be used within a C-style comment
The character sequence /* shall not be used within a C++-style comment
Line-splicing shall not be used in // comments

PC-lint Plus

Include Page
PC-lint Plus_V
PC-lint Plus_V

1, 427, 602, 689, 853,
9059, 9060, 9066, 9259

Fully supported

Polyspace Bug Finder

Include Page
Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

CERT C: Rec. MSC04-C


Checks for use of /* and // within a comment (rule partially covered)

PRQA QA-C
Include Page
PRQA QA-C_v3108
RuleChecker
Include Page
RuleChecker_V
RuleChecker_V

mmline-comment
smlinesline-comment
sline-splicing
smline-comment
sline-splicing

Partially checked

Related Vulnerabilities

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