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memchr()wmemchr()memset()wmemset()
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swprintf()vswprintf()setvbuf()tmpnam_s()
snprintf_s()sprintf_s() vsnprintf_s()vsprintf_s()
gets_s() getenv_s()wctomb_s()mbstowcs_s()3
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strncat_s()3strtok_s()2strerror_s()strnlen_s()
asctime_s()ctime_s()snwprintf_s()swprintf_s()
vsnwprintf_s()vswprintf_s()wcsncpy_s()3wmemcpy_s()3
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KlocworkKlocworkKlocwork

Tool

Version

Checker

Description

Astrée
Include Page
Astrée_V
Astrée_V
array_out_of_bounds

Supported

Astrée reports all out-of-bound accesses within library analysis stubs. The user may provide additional stubs for arbitrary (library) functions.

Supported, but no explicit checker

CodeSonar
Include Page
CodeSonar_V
CodeSonar_V

LANG.MEM.BO
LANG.MEM.BU
BADFUNC.BO.*

Buffer overrun
Buffer underrun
A collection of warning classes that report uses of library functions prone to internal buffer overflows

Compass/ROSE




Coverity
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Coverity_V
Coverity_V

BUFFER_SIZE

BAD_SIZEOF

BAD_ALLOC_STRLEN

BAD_ALLOC_ARITHMETIC

Implemented

Fortify SCA

5.0


Can detect violations of this rule with CERT C Rule Pack

Helix QAC

Include Page

Helix QAC_V

Helix QAC_V

C2840

DF2840, DF2841, DF2842, DF2843, DF2845, DF2846, DF2847, DF2848, DF2935, DF2936, DF2937, DF2938, DF4880, DF4881, DF4882, DF4883


Klocwork

Include Page
Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V

ABV.GENERAL
ABV.GENERAL.MULTIDIMENSION
ABV.ANY_SIZE_ARRAY
ABV.GENERAL
ABV.ITERATOR
ABV.STACK
ABV.TAINTED
ABV.UNKNOWN_SIZE


LDRA tool suite
Include Page
LDRA_V
LDRA_V
64 X, 66 X, 68 X, 69 X, 70 X, 71 X, 79 X
Partially Implmented
Parasoft C/C++test10.3BD-PB-OVERF{RD,WR,FMT,NZT}Fully implementedParasoft Insure++Runtime analysis
Polyspace Bug FinderR2016a

Array access out of bounds, Buffer overflow from incorrect string format specifier, Destination buffer overflow in string manipulation, Destination buffer underflow in string manipulation, Invalid use of standard library memory routine
Invalid use of standard library string routine, Mismatch between data length and size, Pointer access out of bounds
Possible misuse of sizeof, Use of tainted pointer

Guarantee that library functions do not form invalid pointers
PRQA QA-C
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PRQA QA-C_vPRQA QA-C_v

2845, 2846, 2847, 2848, 2849, 2930, 2932, 2933, 2934

Fully implementedPRQA QA-C++
Include Page
cplusplus:PRQA QA-C++_Vcplusplus:PRQA QA-C++_V

2840, 2841, 2842, 2843, 2844

Fully implemented

Splint

Include Page
Splint_VSplint_V
Include Page
Parasoft_V
Parasoft_V

CERT_C-ARR38-a
CERT_C-ARR38-b
CERT_C-ARR38-c
CERT_C-ARR38-d

Avoid overflow when reading from a buffer
Avoid overflow when writing to a buffer
Avoid buffer overflow due to defining incorrect format limits
Avoid overflow due to reading a not zero terminated string

Parasoft Insure++

Runtime analysis
PC-lint Plus

Include Page
PC-lint Plus_V
PC-lint Plus_V

419, 420

Partially supported

Polyspace Bug Finder

Include Page
Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

CERT C: Rule ARR38-C

Checks for:

  • Mismatch between data length and size
  • Invalid use of standard library memory routine
  • Possible misuse of sizeof
  • Buffer overflow from incorrect string format specifier
  • Invalid use of standard library string routine
  • Destination buffer overflow in string manipulation
  • Destination buffer underflow in string manipulation

Rule partially covered.

Splint

Include Page
Splint_V
Splint_V



TrustInSoft Analyzer

Include Page
TrustInSoft Analyzer_V
TrustInSoft Analyzer_V

out of bounds readPartially verified.

Related Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-2208 results from a violation of this rule. The attacker can supply a value used to determine how much data is copied into a buffer via memcpy(), resulting in a buffer overlow of attacker-controlled data.

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Taxonomy

Taxonomy item

Relationship

C Secure Coding StandardAPI00-C. Functions should validate their parametersPrior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
C Secure Coding StandardARR01-C. Do not apply the sizeof operator to a pointer when taking the size of an arrayPrior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
C Secure Coding StandardINT30-C. Ensure that unsigned integer operations do not wrapPrior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
ISO/IEC TS 17961:2013Forming invalid pointers by library functions [libptr]Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Buffer Boundary Violation (Buffer Overflow) [HCB]Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
ISO/IEC TR 24772:2013Unchecked Array Copying [XYW]Prior to 2018-01-12: CERT: Unspecified Relationship
CWE 2.11CWE-119, Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer2017-05-18: CERT: Rule subset of CWE
CWE 2.11CWE-121, Stack-based Buffer Overflow2017-05-18: CERT: Partial overlap
CWE 2.11CWE-123, Write-what-where Condition2017-05-18: CERT: Partial overlap
CWE 2.11CWE-125, Out-of-bounds Read2017-05-18: CERT: Partial overlap
CWE 2.11CWE-805, Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value2017-05-18: CERT: Partial overlap

CERT-CWE Mapping Notes

Key here for mapping notes

CWE 3.1CWE-129, Improper Validation of Array Index

2017-10-30:MITRE:Unspecified Relationship

2018-10-18:CERT:Partial Overlap

CERT-CWE Mapping Notes

Key here for mapping notes

CWE-121 and ARR38CWE-121 and ARR38-C

Intersection( CWE-121, ARR38-C) =

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Independent( ARR30-C, ARR38-C, EXP39-C, INT30-C)

STR31-C = Subset( Union( ARR30-C, ARR38-C))

STR32-C = Subset( ARR38-C)

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Independent(ARR30-C, ARR38-C)

STR31-C = Subset( Union( ARR30-C, ARR38-C))

STR32-C = Subset( ARR38-C)

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  • Arbitrary writes that do not involve standard C library functions

CWE-129 and ARR38-C

ARR38-C -CWE-129 = making library functions create invalid pointers without using untrusted data.

E.g. : char[3] array;

strcpy(array, "123456");

CWE-129 - ARR38-C = not validating an integer used as an array index or in pointer arithmetic

E.g.: void foo(int i) {

  char array[3];

  array[i];

}

Intersection(ARR38-C, CWE-129) = making library functions create invalid pointers using untrusted data.

eg: void foo(int i) {

  char src[3], dest[3];

  memcpy(dest, src, i);

}

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