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Title:	Security Reviewer - Static Reviewer
Author:	Francesco Mariani	Jun 30, 2025
Last Changed by:	David Svoboda	Aug 13, 2025
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SEI CERT C Coding Standard (83)
Page: MSC21-C. Use robust loop termination conditions
Page: INT02-C. Understand integer conversion rules
Page: DCL01-C. Do not reuse variable names in subscopes
Page: MEM12-C. Consider using a goto chain when leaving a function on error when using and releasing resources
Page: PRE04-C. Do not reuse a standard header file name
Page: ARR32-C. Ensure size arguments for variable length arrays are in a valid range
Page: STR05-C. Use pointers to const when referring to string literals
Page: ARR36-C. Do not subtract or compare two pointers that do not refer to the same array
Page: MSC09-C. Character encoding: Use subset of ASCII for safety
Page: ERR05-C. Application-independent code should provide error detection without dictating error handling
Page: EXP19-C. Use braces for the body of an if, for, or while statement
Page: FLP03-C. Detect and handle floating-point errors
Page: MSC24-C. Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions
Page: DCL03-C. Use a static assertion to test the value of a constant expression
Page: MSC12-C. Detect and remove code that has no effect or is never executed
Page: EXP14-C. Beware of integer promotion when performing bitwise operations on integer types smaller than int
Page: API04-C. Provide a consistent and usable error-checking mechanism
Page: MEM33-C. Allocate and copy structures containing a flexible array member dynamically
Page: PRE13-C. Use the Standard predefined macros to test for versions and features.
Page: EXP09-C. Use sizeof to determine the size of a type or variable
Page: INT31-C. Ensure that integer conversions do not result in lost or misinterpreted data
Page: DCL13-C. Declare function parameters that are pointers to values not changed by the function as const
Page: WIN02-C. Restrict privileges when spawning child processes
Page: EXP46-C. Do not use a bitwise operator with a Boolean-like operand
Page: INT01-C. Use size_t or rsize_t for all integer values representing the size of an object
Page: FIO47-C. Use valid format strings
Page: ARR30-C. Do not form or use out-of-bounds pointers or array subscripts
Page: CON40-C. Do not refer to an atomic variable twice in an expression
Page: EXP30-C. Do not depend on the order of evaluation for side effects
Page: EXP36-C. Do not cast pointers into more strictly aligned pointer types
Page: MSC37-C. Ensure that control never reaches the end of a non-void function
Page: POS01-C. Check for the existence of links when dealing with files
Page: STR38-C. Do not confuse narrow and wide character strings and functions
Page: ERR04-C. Choose an appropriate termination strategy
Page: MEM30-C. Do not access freed memory
Page: PRE31-C. Avoid side effects in arguments to unsafe macros
Page: CON02-C. Do not use volatile as a synchronization primitive
Page: INT32-C. Ensure that operations on signed integers do not result in overflow
Page: MSC39-C. Do not call va_arg() on a va_list that has an indeterminate value
Page: INT08-C. Verify that all integer values are in range
Page: FIO42-C. Close files when they are no longer needed
Page: DCL30-C. Declare objects with appropriate storage durations
Page: MSC41-C. Never hard code sensitive information
Page: FLP34-C. Ensure that floating-point conversions are within range of the new type
Page: EXP08-C. Ensure pointer arithmetic is used correctly
Page: EXP33-C. Do not read uninitialized memory
Page: EXP47-C. Do not call va_arg with an argument of the incorrect type
Page: FIO21-C. Do not create temporary files in shared directories
Page: STR31-C. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator
Page: EXP00-C. Use parentheses for precedence of operation
Page: INT33-C. Ensure that division and remainder operations do not result in divide-by-zero errors
Page: STR32-C. Do not pass a non-null-terminated character sequence to a library function that expects a string
Page: CON05-C. Do not perform operations that can block while holding a lock
Page: ERR32-C. Do not rely on indeterminate values of errno
Page: PRE30-C. Do not create a universal character name through concatenation
Page: MSC11-C. Incorporate diagnostic tests using assertions
Page: STR37-C. Arguments to character-handling functions must be representable as an unsigned char
Page: DCL31-C. Declare identifiers before using them
Page: FIO39-C. Do not alternately input and output from a stream without an intervening flush or positioning call
Page: INT36-C. Converting a pointer to integer or integer to pointer
Page: INT34-C. Do not shift an expression by a negative number of bits or by greater than or equal to the number of bits that exist in the operand
Page: EXP40-C. Do not modify constant objects
Page: MEM03-C. Clear sensitive information stored in reusable resources
Page: POS52-C. Do not perform operations that can block while holding a POSIX lock
Page: ARR38-C. Guarantee that library functions do not form invalid pointers
Page: MEM04-C. Beware of zero-length allocations
Page: MEM31-C. Free dynamically allocated memory when no longer needed
Page: MSC07-C. Detect and remove dead code
Page: MEM05-C. Avoid large stack allocations
Page: MEM34-C. Only free memory allocated dynamically
Page: MEM35-C. Allocate sufficient memory for an object
Page: MEM10-C. Define and use a pointer validation function
Page: MSC20-C. Do not use a switch statement to transfer control into a complex block
Page: MSC25-C. Do not use insecure or weak cryptographic algorithms
Page: MSC01-C. Strive for logical completeness
Page: MSC30-C. Do not use the rand() function for generating pseudorandom numbers
Page: DCL39-C. Avoid information leakage when passing a structure across a trust boundary
Page: DCL40-C. Do not create incompatible declarations of the same function or object
Page: EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
Page: ENV30-C. Do not modify the object referenced by the return value of certain functions
Page: EXP37-C. Call functions with the correct number and type of arguments
Page: MSC18-C. Be careful while handling sensitive data, such as passwords, in program code
Page: EXP12-C. Do not ignore values returned by functions

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