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.
The following table from the C Standard, subclause 7.1.2 [ISO/IEC 9899:2011], lists these standard headers:
<complex<ctype<errno<fenv<float<complex.h> | <inttypes.h> | <setjmp.h> |
<iso646<limits<locale<math<setjmp<stdarg<stddef.h> | <string.h> | <wchar.h> |
<errno.h> |
<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.
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Noncompliant Code Example
In this NCEnoncompliant 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" /* confusingConfusing, distinct from <stdio.h> */
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Compliant Solution
The solution addresses the problem by giving the local library a unique name (as per PRE08-C. Guarantee that header file names are unique), which makes it explicit 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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low unlikely medium Automated Detection
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Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
References
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