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Forcing a thread to stop can result in inconsistent object state. Critical resources could also leak if cleanup operations are not carried out as required.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
THI05-J | Low | Probable | Medium | P4 | L3 |
Automated Detection
| Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parasoft Jtest |
| CERT.THI05.THRD | Avoid calling unsafe deprecated methods of 'Thread' and 'Runtime' |
Related Guidelines
POS47-C. Do not use threads that can be canceled asynchronously | |
CWE-705, Incorrect Control Flow Scoping |
Android Implementation Details
On Android, Thread.stop() was deprecated in API level 1.
Bibliography
[API 2006] | Class |
Section 24.3, "Stopping a Thread" | |
Chapter 7, "Cancellation and Shutdown" | |
Section 2.4, "Two Approaches to Stopping a Thread" | |
Concurrency Utilities, More information: Java Thread Primitive Deprecation | |
[JPL 2006] | Section 14.12.1, "Don't Stop" |
[Sun 1999] |
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