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Allowing the application to abnormally terminate can lead to resources not being freed, closed, and so on. It is frequently a vector for denial-of-service attacks.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ERR50-CPP | Low | Probable | Medium | P4 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CodeSonar |
| BADFUNC.ABORT | Use of abort | ||||||
| Klocwork |
| MISRA.CATCH.ALL |
| LDRA tool suite |
| 122 S | Enhanced Enforcement | ||||||
| PRQA QA-C++ |
| 5014 |
| SonarQube C/C++ Plugin |
| S990 |
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for other vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
| SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard | ERR51-CPP. Handle all exceptions |
| MITRE CWE | CWE-754, Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions |
Bibliography
| [ISO/IEC 9899-2011] | Subclause 7.20.4.1, "The abort Function"Subclause 7.20.4.4, "The _Exit Function" |
| [ISO/IEC 14882-2014] | Subclause 15.5.1, "The |
| [MISRA 2008] | Rule 15-3-2 (Advisory) Rule 15-3-4 (Required) |
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