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Recommendation | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
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ERR08-J | medium | likely | medium | P12 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Automated detection of code that catches RuntimeException, Exception, or Throwable is trivial. Sound automated determination of whether such code complies with the exceptions to this rule is infeasible. Heuristic techniques may be helpful.
Related Guidelines
CWE ID 230, "Improper Handling of Missing Values" | |
| CWE ID 232, "Improper Handling of Undefined Values" |
| CWE ID 690, "Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference" |
| CWE ID 395, "Use of NullPointerException Catch to Detect NULL Pointer Dereference" |
The Elements of Java Style: | Rule 87: Do not silently absorb a run-time or error exception |
Bibliography
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