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This rule appears in the C++ Secure Coding Standard as ERR00-CPP. Adopt and implement a consistent and comprehensive error-handling policy.

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\[[Fisher 99|AA. C References#Fisher 99]\]
\[[Horton 90|AA. C References#Horton 90]\] Section 11, p. 168, and Section 14, p. 254
\[[ISO/IEC 9899:1999|AA. C References#ISO/IEC 9899-1999]\] Sections 7.1.4, 7.9.10.4, and 7.11.6.2
\[[ISO/IEC PDTR 24772|AA. C References#ISO/IEC PDTR 24772]\] "REU Termination strategy" and "NZN Returning error status"
\[[Koenig 89|AA. C References#Koenig 89]\] Section 5.4, p. 73
\[[Lipson 00|AA. C References#Lipson 00]\]
\[[Lipson 06|AA. C References#Lipson 06]\]
\[[MISRA 04|AA. C References#MISRA 04]\] Rule 16.1
\[[MITRE 07|AA. C References#MITRE 07]\] [CWE ID 391|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/391.html], "Unchecked Error Condition," [CWE ID 544|http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/544.html], "Missing Error Handling Mechanism"
\[[Summit 05|AA. C References#Summit 05]\] C-FAQ Question 20.4

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