Rule 08. Exceptions and Error Handling (ERR)

The following rules from the SEI CERT C Coding Standard also apply in C++:

Information for Editors
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Risk Assessment Summary

Rule	Severity	Likelihood	Detectable	Repairable	Priority	Level
ERR50-CPP	Low	Probable	No	No	P2	L3
ERR51-CPP	Low	Probable	Yes	Yes	P6	L2
ERR52-CPP	Low	Probable	Yes	No	P4	L3
ERR53-CPP	Low	Unlikely	Yes	Yes	P3	L3
ERR54-CPP	Medium	Likely	Yes	Yes	P18	L1
ERR55-CPP	Low	Likely	No	Yes	P6	L2
ERR56-CPP	High	Likely	No	No	P9	L2
ERR57-CPP	Low	Probable	No	No	P2	L3
ERR58-CPP	Low	Likely	No	Yes	P6	L2
ERR59-CPP	High	Probable	No	No	P6	L2
ERR60-CPP	Low	Probable	Yes	No	P4	L3
ERR61-CPP	Low	Unlikely	Yes	No	P2	L3
ERR62-CPP	Medium	Unlikely	Yes	No	P4	L3