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The effects of passing objects of nonstandard-layout type across execution boundaries depends on what operations are performed on the object within the callee as well as what subsequent operations are performed on the object from the caller. The effects can range from correct or benign behavior to undefined behavior.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXP60-CPP | High | Probable | Medium | P12 | L1 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| -Wdynamic-class-memaccess | Catches instances where the vtable pointer will be overwritten | |||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
| CERT_CPP-EXP60-a | Do not pass a nonstandard-layout type object across execution boundaries |
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