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Allowing the application to abnormally terminate can lead to resources not being freed, closed, and so on. It is frequently a vector for denial-of-service attacks.

Rule

Severity

Likelihood

Remediation Cost

Priority

Level

ERR51-CPP

Low

Probable

Medium

P4

L3

Automated Detection

Tool

Version

Checker

Description

Astrée

Include Page
Astrée_V
Astrée_V

main-function-catch-all
early-catch-all		Partially checked
Axivion Bauhaus Suite

Include Page
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V
Axivion Bauhaus Suite_V

CertC++-ERR51
CodeSonar
Include Page
CodeSonar_V
CodeSonar_V

LANG.STRUCT.UCTCH

Unreachable Catch

Helix QAC

Include Page
Helix QAC_V
Helix QAC_V

C++4035, C++4036, C++4037


Klocwork
Include Page
Klocwork_V
Klocwork_V

MISRA.CATCH.ALL


LDRA tool suite
Include Page
LDRA_V
LDRA_V

527 S

Partially implemented

Parasoft C/C++test
Include Page
cplusplus:
Parasoft_V
cplusplus:
Parasoft_V

EXCEPT-13

  PRQA QA-C++4.1 4035, 4036, 4037

CERT_CPP-ERR51-a
CERT_CPP-ERR51-b

Always catch exceptions
Each exception explicitly thrown in the code shall have a handler of a compatible type in all call paths that could lead to that point

Polyspace Bug Finder

Include Page
Polyspace Bug Finder_V
Polyspace Bug Finder_V

CERT C++: ERR51-CPPChecks for unhandled exceptions (rule partially covered)
RuleChecker
Include Page
RuleChecker_V
RuleChecker_V
main-function-catch-all
early-catch-all
Partially checked
 

Related Vulnerabilities

Search for other vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.

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This rule is a subset of ERR50-CPP. Do not abruptly terminate the program.

MITRE CWECWE-754, Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Bibliography

[ISO/IEC 14882-2014]

Subclause 15.1, "Throwing an Exception"
Subclause 15.3, "Handling an Exception"
Subclause 15.5.1, "The std::terminate() Function"

[MISRA 2008]Rule 15-3-2 (Advisory)
Rule 15-3-4 (Required)

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