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Treating unsigned data as though it were signed produces incorrect values and can lead to lost or misinterpreted data.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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NUM03-J | Low | Unlikely | Medium | P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Automated detection is infeasible in the general case.
Bibliography
[API 2006] | Class |
Chapter 2, "Primitive Data Types, Cross-Platform Issues, Unsigned Integers" | |
Section 2.4.5, "Accessing Unsigned Data" | |
| [Seacord 2015] |
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