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Tool

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Checker

Description

Coverity

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Coverity_V
Coverity_V

BAD_COMPARE

Can detect the specific instance where the address of a function is compared against 0, such as in the case of
geteuid versus getuid() in the implementation-specific details.LDRA tool suite

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LDRA_VLDRA_V
  GCC
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GCC_V
GCC_V
 

Can detect violations of this recommendation when the -Wall flag is used.

Klocwork

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Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V

EFFECT

 

LDRA tool suite

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LDRA_V
LDRA_V
  

Related Vulnerabilities

Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.

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CERT C++ Secure Coding StandardEXP16-CPP. Avoid conversions using void pointers
ISO/IEC TR 17961(Draft) Comparing function addresses to zero [funcaddr]
ISO/IEC TR 24772Likely incorrect expressions [KOA]
MITRE CWECWE-480, Use of incorrect operator, and
CWE-482, Comparing instead of assigning

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[Hatton 1995]Section 2.7.2, "Errors of Omission and Addition"