SEI CERT C Coding Standard

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CERT C Secure Coding Standard

ERR00-C. Adopt and implement a consistent and comprehensive error-handling policy
EXP34-C. Do not dereference null pointers
FIO13-C. Never push back anything other than one read character
MEM04-C. Do not perform zero-length allocations
MEM12-C. Consider using a goto chain when leaving a function on error when using and releasing resources

SEI CERT C++ Coding StandardERR10-CPP. Check for error conditions
FIO04-CPP. Detect and handle input and output errors
ISO/IEC TS 17961:2013Failing to detect and handle standard library errors [liberr]
MITRE CWECWE-252, Unchecked Return Value
CWE-253, Incorrect Check of Function Return Value
CWE-390, Detection of Error Condition without Action
CWE-391, Unchecked Error Condition
CWE-476, NULL Pointer Dereference

Bibliography

[DHS 2006]Handle All Errors Safely
[Henricson 1997]Recommendation 12.1, "Check for All Errors Reported from Functions"
[ISO/IEC 9899:2011]Subclause 7.21.7.10, "The ungetc Function"
[VU#159523] 

 

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