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Replacing secure functions with less secure functions is a very risky practice, because developers can be easily fooled into trusting the function to perform a security check that is absent. This may be a concern, for example, as developers attempt to adopt more secure functions, like the ISO/IEC TR 24731-1 functions (see STR07-C. Use TR 24731 for remediation of existing string manipulation code) that might not be available on all platforms.
Rule Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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PRE09-C | high | likely | medium | P18 | L1 |
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