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CERT C++ Secure Coding StandardEXP08-CPP. Ensure pointer arithmetic is used correctly
ISO/IEC TR 24772Pointer casting and pointer type changes [HFC]
Pointer arithmetic [RVG]
ISO/IEC TS 17961 (Draft)Adding or subtracting a byte count to an element pointer [cntradd]
MISRA-CRule 17.1 (required): Pointer arithmetic shall only be applied to pointers that address an array or array element
Rule 17.2 (required): Pointer subtraction shall only be applied to pointers that address elements of the same array
Rule 17.3 (required): >, >=, <, <= shall not be applied to pointer types except where they point to the same array
Rule 17.4 (required): Array indexing shall be the only allowed form of pointer arithmetic
MITRE CWECWE-468, Incorrect pointer scaling

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