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<iso646<limits<locale<math<setjmp<stdarg<stdbool<stddef<stdint<stdio<stdlib<string<stdint.h> | <tgmath.h> | <wctype.h> |
<time<uchar<wchar<wctype Do not reuse standard header file names, system-specific header file names, or other header file names.
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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" /* confusingConfusing, distinct from <stdio.h> */
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The solution addresses the problem by giving the local library a unique name (per recommendation 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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Using header file names that conflict with other header file names can result in an incorrect file being included.
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low unlikely medium Automated Detection
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Fully Implemented Related Vulnerabilities
Search for vulnerabilities resulting from the violation of this rule on the CERT website.
Related Guidelines
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ISO/IEC 9899:1999 Section 7.1.2, "Standard Headers"
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Bibliography
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