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Automated detection of integer operations that can potentially overflow is straightforward. Automatic determination of which potential overflows are true errors and which are intended by the programmer is infeasible. Heuristic warnings could be helpful.

Related Guidelines

The CERT C Secure Coding Standard:

"INT32-C. Ensure that operations on signed integers do not result in overflow"

The CERT C++ Secure Coding Standard:

"INT32-CPP. Ensure that operations on signed integers do not result in overflow"

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[ISO/IEC TR 24772:2010

http://www.aitcnet.org/isai/]

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MITRE CWE

CWE ID 682, "Incorrect Calculation"

 

CWE ID 190, "Integer Overflow or Wraparound"

 

CWE ID 191, "Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)"

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[[API 2006

AA. Bibliography#API 06]]

class [AtomicInteger

http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/atomic/AtomicInteger.html]

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[[Bloch 2005

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Puzzle 27: Shifty i's

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[[SCG 2009

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Introduction

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[[JLS 2005

AA. Bibliography#JLS 05]]

[§4.2.2, "Integer Operations"

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§15.22, "Bitwise and Logical Operators"

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Chapter 5. Integers

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Primitive Data Types

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