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Making invalid assumptions about the type of a bit-field or its layout can result in unexpected program flow.
Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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INT12-C | Low | Unlikely | Medium | P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| Astrée |
| bitfield-type | Fully checked | ||||||
| CodeSonar |
| LANG.TYPE.BFSIGN | Bit-field signedness not explicit | ||||||
| Compass/ROSE |
| CC2.INT12 | Fully implemented | |||||||
| Klocwork |
| MISRA.BITFIELD.TYPE |
| LDRA tool suite |
| 73 S | Fully implemented | ||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
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| CODSTA-75 | Fully implemented | ||||||||
| PRQA QA-C |
| 0634 (I) 0635 | Fully implemented | ||||||
| RuleChecker |
| bitfield-type | Fully checked | ||||||
| SonarQube C/C++ Plugin |
| S814 |
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
| SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard | VOID INT12-CPP. Do not make assumptions about the type of a plain int bit-field when used in an expression |
| ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013 | Bit Representations [STR] |
| MISRA C:2012 | Rule 10.1 (required) |
Bibliography
| [ISO/IEC 9899:2011] | Subclause 6.3.1.1, "Boolean, Characters, and Integers" |
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