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CodeSonar
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MISC.MEM.NTERMNo Space For Null Terminator
Compass/ROSE



Could detect violations in the following manner: all calls to strncpy() and the other functions should be followed by an assignment of a terminating character to null-terminate the string

GCC8.1-Wstringop-truncationDetects string truncation by strncat and strncpy.
Klocwork
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Klocwork_V

NNTS.MIGHT
NNTS.MUST


LDRA tool suite
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LDRA_V

115 S, 44 S

Partially implemented

Parasoft C/C++test
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BD

CERT_C-

PB-OVERNZT

STR03-a

Avoid overflow due to reading a not zero terminated string

Polyspace Bug FinderR2016aBuffer overflow from incorrect string format specifier

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CERT C: Rec. STR03-C

Checks for invalid use of standard library string routine (rec. partially supported)String format specifier causes buffer argument of standard library functions to overflow

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