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Title:	ERR07-C. Prefer functions that support error checking over equivalent functions that don't
Author:	David Svoboda	Sep 03, 2008
Last Changed by:	Jill Britton	Jul 24, 2025
Tiny Link: (useful for email)	https://wiki.sei.cmu.edu/confluence/x/0tYxBQ
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (3)     Page: CC. Undefined Behavior     Page: MSC24-C. Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions     Page: FIO39-C. Do not alternately input and output from a stream without an intervening flush or positioning call

Parent Page     Page: Rec. 12. Error Handling (ERR)

• cwe-754
• review
• android-applicable
• exportable-c++
• unenforceable
• recommendation
• review-ajb
• cwe-676
• err
• cwe-20

Time	Editor
Jul 24, 2025 11:07	Jill Britton	View Changes
May 20, 2025 08:37	David Svoboda	View Changes
REM Cost Reform
Jan 19, 2025 17:44	Michal Rozenau	View Changes
Parasoft C/C++test 2024.2
Nov 25, 2024 11:04	Caden Milne	View Changes
Updated UB references from C11->C23
Jun 11, 2021 09:23	Aleksandr Karbyshev
axivion tool

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