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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 Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
CWE-230 "Improper Handling of Missing Values" | |
| CWE-232 "Improper Handling of Undefined Values" |
| CWE-690 "Unchecked Return Value to NULL Pointer Dereference" |
| CWE-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 |
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