If a file with the same name as a standard header is placed in the search path for included source files, the behavior is undefined.
These are the The following table from the C Standard, subclause 7.1.2 [ISO/IEC 9899:2011], lists these standard headers:
<complex<ctype<errno<fenv<float<iso646<limits<locale<math<setjmp<iso646.h> | <signal.h> | <stddef.h> | <string.h> | <wchar.h> |
<stdarg<stdbool<stddef<stdio<stdlib<string<tgmath<time<wchar<wctype Do not reuse standard header file names, system-specific header file names, or other header file names.
Noncompliant Code Example
In this noncompliant code example, the programmer chooses to use a local version of the standard library but does not make the change clear:
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#include "stdio.h" /* Confusing, distinct from <stdio.h> */
/* ... */
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Compliant Solution
The solution addresses the problem by giving the local library a unique name (per PRE08-C. Guarantee that header file names are unique), which makes it apparent that the library used is not the original:
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/* Using a local version of stdio.h */
#include "mystdio.h"
/* ... */
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Risk Assessment
Using header file names that conflict with the C standard library functions other header file names can result in not including the intended filean incorrect file being included.
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A 1 (low) | 1 (unlikely) | 3 (low) | P3 | L3 | Automated Detection
Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Automated Detection
The LDRA tool suite V 7.6.0 is able to detect violations of this recommendation.
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