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Incorrect use of relational and equality operators can lead to incorrect control flow.
Rule | Severity | Likelihood | Remediation Cost | Priority | Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EXP13-C | Low | Unlikely | Medium | P2 | L3 |
Automated Detection
Tool | Version | Checker | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Astrée |
| chained-comparison | Fully checked | ||||||
| CC2.EXP13 | Fully implemented | |||||||
| GCC |
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Option |
3392
3401
4111
4112
4113
| Helix QAC |
| C3392, C3401, C4111, C4112, C4113 | |||||||
| LDRA tool suite |
| 433 S | Fully implemented | ||||||
| PC-lint Plus |
| 503, 731 | Fully supported | ||||||
| Polyspace Bug Finder |
| CERT C: Rec. EXP13-C | Checks for possibly unintended evaluation of expression because of operator precedence rules (rec. fully covered) | ||||||
| PVS-Studio |
| V709 | |||||||
| RuleChecker |
| chained-comparison | Fully checked |
Related Guidelines
| SEI CERT C++ Coding Standard | VOID EXP17-CPP. Treat relational and equality operators as if they were nonassociative |
Bibliography
| [ISO/IEC 9899:2011] | Subclause 6.5.8, "Relational Operators" |
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