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Failing to const-qualify immutable objects can result in a constant being modified at runtime.
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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DCL00-C | Low | Unlikely | High | P1 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| Astrée |
| parameter-missing-const | Partially checked | ||||||
| CodeSonar |
| LANG.CAST.PC.CRCQ | Cast removes const qualifier | ||||||
| Compass/ROSE |
| CC2.DCL00 | Partially implemented | |||||||
| LDRA tool suite |
| 78 D | Fully implemented | ||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
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| CODSTA-CPP-53 | Fully implemented | |||||||
| PRQA QA-C |
| 3204 3673 | Partially implemented | ||||||
| RuleChecker |
| parameter-missing-const | Partially checked |
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
Bibliography
| [Dewhurst 2002] | Gotcha #25, "#define Literals" |
| [Saks 2000] |
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