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This compliant solution handles a FileNotFoundException by requesting that the user specify another file name:

volatile boolean validFlag = false;
do {
  try {
    // ...
    // If requested file does not exist, throws FileNotFoundException
    // If requested file exists, sets validFlag to true
    validFlag = true;
  } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
    // Ask the user for a different file name
  }
} while (validFlag != true);
// Use the file

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Ignoring or suppressing exceptions can result in inconsistent program state.

Automated Detection

Detection of suppressed exceptions is straightforward. Sound determination of which specific cases represent violations of this rule and which represent permitted exceptions to the rule is infeasible. Heuristic approaches may be effective.

Related Vulnerabilities

AMQ-1272 describes a vulnerability in the ActiveMQ service. When ActiveMQ receives an invalid username and password from a Stomp client, a security exception is generated but is subsequently ignored, leaving the client connected with full and unrestricted access to ActiveMQ.

Related Guidelines

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