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Copying string data to a buffer that is too small to hold that data results in a buffer overflow. Attackers can exploit this condition to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the vulnerable process.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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STR50-CPP | High | Likely | Medium | P18 | L1 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
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| CodeSonar |
| MISC.MEM.NTERM LANG.MEM.BO | No space for null terminator Buffer overrun | ||||||
| Klocwork |
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| LDRA tool suite |
| 489 S, 66 X, 70 X, 71 X | Partially implemented | ||||||
| Parasoft C/C++test |
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CERT_CPP- |
STR50-a | Use vector and string instead of arrays |
| SonarQube C/C++ Plugin |
| S3519 |
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
| SEI CERT C Coding Standard | STR31-C. Guarantee that storage for strings has sufficient space for character data and the null terminator |
Bibliography
| [ISO/IEC 14882-2014] | Subclause 27.7.2.2.3, " |
| [Seacord 2013] | Chapter 2, "Strings" |
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