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<h1>Available Checkers</h1>
The analyzer performs checks that are categorized into families or "checkers". The
default set of checkers covers a variety of checks targeted at finding security
and API usage bugs, dead code, and other logic errors. See the
<a href = "#default_checkers">Default Checkers</a> list below. In addition to
these, the analyzer contains a number of <a href = "alpha_checks.html">
Experimental (Alpha) Checkers</a>.
<h3>Writeups with examples of some of the bugs that the analyzer finds</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mobileorchard.com/bug-finding-with-clang-5-resources-to-get-you-started/">Bug Finding With Clang: 5 Resources To Get You Started</a></li>
<li><a href="http://fruitstandsoftware.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/finding-memory-leaks-with-the-llvmclang-static-analyzer/#comment-2">Finding Memory Leaks With The LLVM/Clang Static Analyzer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.rogueamoeba.com/utm/2008/07/14/the-clang-static-analyzer/">Under the Microscope - The Clang Static Analyzer</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.mikeash.com/?page=pyblog/friday-qa-2009-03-06-using-the-clang-static-analyzer.html">Mike Ash - Using the Clang Static Analyzer</a></li>
</ul>
<h2 id="default_checkers">Default Checkers</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="#core_checkers">Core Checkers</a> model core language features and perform general-purpose checks such as division by zero, null pointer dereference, usage of uninitialized values, etc.</li>
<li><a href="#cplusplus_checkers">C++ Checkers</a> perform C++-specific checks</li>
<li><a href="#deadcode_checkers">Dead Code Checkers</a> check for unused code</li>
<li><a href="#osx_checkers">OS X Checkers</a> perform Objective-C-specific checks and check the use of Apple's SDKs (OS X and iOS)</li>
<li><a href="#security_checkers">Security Checkers</a> check for insecure API usage and perform checks based on the CERT Secure Coding Standards</li>
<li><a href="#unix_checkers">Unix Checkers</a> check the use of Unix and POSIX APIs</li>
</ul>
<!------------------------------------ core ----------------------------------->
<h3 id="core_checkers">Core Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.CallAndMessage</span><span class="lang">
(C, C++, ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for logical errors for function calls and Objective-C message expressions
(e.g., uninitialized arguments, null function pointers).</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
// C
struct S {
int x;
};
void f(struct S s);
void test() {
struct S s;
f(s); // warn: passed-by-value arg contain uninitialized data
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C
void test() {
void (*foo)(void);
foo(); // warn: function pointer is uninitialized
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C
void test() {
void (*foo)(void);
foo = 0;
foo(); // warn: function pointer is null
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C++
class C {
public:
void f();
};
void test() {
C *pc;
pc->f(); // warn: object pointer is uninitialized
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C++
class C {
public:
void f();
};
void test() {
C *pc = 0;
pc->f(); // warn: object pointer is null
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// Objective-C
@interface MyClass : NSObject
@property (readwrite,assign) id x;
- (long double)longDoubleM;
@end
void test() {
MyClass *obj1;
long double ld1 = [obj1 longDoubleM];
// warn: receiver is uninitialized
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// Objective-C
@interface MyClass : NSObject
@property (readwrite,assign) id x;
- (long double)longDoubleM;
@end
void test() {
MyClass *obj1;
id i = obj1.x; // warn: uninitialized object pointer
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// Objective-C
@interface Subscriptable : NSObject
- (id)objectAtIndexedSubscript:(unsigned int)index;
@end
@interface MyClass : Subscriptable
@property (readwrite,assign) id x;
- (long double)longDoubleM;
@end
void test() {
MyClass *obj1;
id i = obj1[0]; // warn: uninitialized object pointer
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.DivideZero</span><span class="lang">
(C, C++, ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for division by zero.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test(int z) {
if (z == 0)
int x = 1 / z; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x = 1;
int y = x % 0; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.NonNullParamChecker</span><span class="lang">
(C, C++, ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for null pointers passed as arguments to a function whose arguments are
marked with the <code>nonnull</code> attribute.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
int f(int *p) __attribute__((nonnull));
void test(int *p) {
if (!p)
f(p); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.NullDereference</span><span class="lang">
(C, C++, ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for dereferences of null pointers.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
// C
void test(int *p) {
if (p)
return;
int x = p[0]; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C
void test(int *p) {
if (!p)
*p = 0; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C++
class C {
public:
int x;
};
void test() {
C *pc = 0;
int k = pc->x; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// Objective-C
@interface MyClass {
@public
int x;
}
@end
void test() {
MyClass *obj = 0;
obj->x = 1; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.StackAddressEscape</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check that addresses of stack memory do not escape the function.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
char const *p;
void test() {
char const str[] = "string";
p = str; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void* test() {
return __builtin_alloca(12); // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
static int *x;
int y;
x = &y; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.UndefinedBinaryOperatorResult</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for undefined results of binary operators.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
int y = x + 1; // warn: left operand is garbage
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.VLASize</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for declarations of VLA of undefined or zero size.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
int vla1[x]; // warn: garbage as size
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x = 0;
int vla2[x]; // warn: zero size
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.uninitialized.ArraySubscript</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for uninitialized values used as array subscripts.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int i, a[10];
int x = a[i]; // warn: array subscript is undefined
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.uninitialized.Assign</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for assigning uninitialized values.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
x |= 1; // warn: left expression is unitialized
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.uninitialized.Branch</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for uninitialized values used as branch conditions.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
if (x) // warn
return;
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.uninitialized.CapturedBlockVariable</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for blocks that capture uninitialized values.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
^{ int y = x; }(); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
core.uninitialized.UndefReturn</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for uninitialized values being returned to the caller.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
int test() {
int x;
return x; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!------------------------------------ C++ ------------------------------------>
<h3 id="cplusplus_checkers">C++ Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
cplusplus.NewDelete</span><span class="lang">
(C++)</span><div class="descr">
Check for double-free, use-after-free and offset problems involving C++ <code>
delete</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void f(int *p);
void testUseMiddleArgAfterDelete(int *p) {
delete p;
f(p); // warn: use after free
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
class SomeClass {
public:
void f();
};
void test() {
SomeClass *c = new SomeClass;
delete c;
c->f(); // warn: use after free
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = (int *)__builtin_alloca(sizeof(int));
delete p; // warn: deleting memory allocated by alloca
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = new int;
delete p;
delete p; // warn: attempt to free released
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int i;
delete &i; // warn: delete address of local
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = new int[1];
delete[] (++p);
// warn: argument to 'delete[]' is offset by 4 bytes
// from the start of memory allocated by 'new[]'
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!--------------------------------- dead code --------------------------------->
<h3 id="deadcode_checkers">Dead Code Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
deadcode.DeadStores</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for values stored to variables that are never read afterwards.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x;
x = 1; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!---------------------------------- OS X ------------------------------------>
<h3 id="osx_checkers">OS X Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.API</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for proper uses of various Apple APIs:<div class=functions>
dispatch_once</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
dispatch_once_t pred = 0;
dispatch_once(&pred, ^(){}); // warn: dispatch_once uses local
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.SecKeychainAPI</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for improper uses of the Security framework's Keychain APIs:<div class=functions>
SecKeychainItemCopyContent<br>
SecKeychainFindGenericPassword<br>
SecKeychainFindInternetPassword<br>
SecKeychainItemFreeContent<br>
SecKeychainItemCopyAttributesAndData<br>
SecKeychainItemFreeAttributesAndData</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
unsigned int *ptr = 0;
UInt32 length;
SecKeychainItemFreeContent(ptr, &length);
// warn: trying to free data which has not been allocated
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
unsigned int *ptr = 0;
UInt32 *length = 0;
void *outData;
OSStatus st =
SecKeychainItemCopyContent(2, ptr, ptr, length, outData);
// warn: data is not released
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
unsigned int *ptr = 0;
UInt32 *length = 0;
void *outData;
OSStatus st =
SecKeychainItemCopyContent(2, ptr, ptr, length, &outData);
SecKeychainItemFreeContent(ptr, outData);
// warn: only call free if a non-NULL buffer was returned
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
unsigned int *ptr = 0;
UInt32 *length = 0;
void *outData;
OSStatus st =
SecKeychainItemCopyContent(2, ptr, ptr, length, &outData);
st = SecKeychainItemCopyContent(2, ptr, ptr, length, &outData);
// warn: release data before another call to the allocator
if (st == noErr)
SecKeychainItemFreeContent(ptr, outData);
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
SecKeychainItemRef itemRef = 0;
SecKeychainAttributeInfo *info = 0;
SecItemClass *itemClass = 0;
SecKeychainAttributeList *attrList = 0;
UInt32 *length = 0;
void *outData = 0;
OSStatus st =
SecKeychainItemCopyAttributesAndData(itemRef, info,
itemClass, &attrList,
length, &outData);
SecKeychainItemFreeContent(attrList, outData);
// warn: deallocator doesn't match the allocator
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.AtSync</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for nil pointers used as mutexes for <code>@synchronized</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test(id x) {
if (!x)
@synchronized(x) {} // warn: nil value used as mutex
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
id y;
@synchronized(y) {} // warn: uninitialized value used as mutex
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.ClassRelease</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for sending <code>retain</code>, <code>release</code>, or <code>
autorelease</code> directly to a class.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface MyClass : NSObject
@end
void test(void) {
[MyClass release]; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.IncompatibleMethodTypes</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for an incompatible type signature when overriding an Objective-C method.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface MyClass1 : NSObject
- (int)foo;
@end
@implementation MyClass1
- (int)foo { return 1; }
@end
@interface MyClass2 : MyClass1
- (float)foo;
@end
@implementation MyClass2
- (float)foo { return 1.0; } // warn
@end
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
alpha.osx.cocoa.MissingSuperCall</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Warn about Objective-C methods that lack a necessary call to super. (Note: The
compiler now has a warning for methods annotated with <code>objc_requires_super</code>
attribute. The checker exists to check methods in the Cocoa frameworks
that haven't yet adopted this attribute.)</div></div></td>
<td><div class="example"><pre>
@interface Test : UIViewController
@end
@implementation test
- (void)viewDidLoad {} // warn
@end
</pre></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.NSAutoreleasePool</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Warn for suboptimal uses of NSAutoreleasePool in Objective-C
GC mode (<code>-fobjc-gc</code> compiler option).</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
NSAutoreleasePool *pool = [[NSAutoreleasePool alloc] init];
[pool release]; // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.NSError</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check usage of <code>NSError**</code> parameters.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface A : NSObject
- (void)foo:(NSError **)error;
@end
@implementation A
- (void)foo:(NSError **)error {
// warn: method accepting NSError** should have a non-void
// return value
}
@end
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface A : NSObject
- (BOOL)foo:(NSError **)error;
@end
@implementation A
- (BOOL)foo:(NSError **)error {
*error = 0; // warn: potential null dereference
return 0;
}
@end
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.NilArg</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for prohibited nil arguments in specific Objective-C method calls:<div class=functions>
- caseInsensitiveCompare:<br>
- compare:<br>
- compare:options:<br>
- compare:options:range:<br>
- compare:options:range:locale:<br>
- componentsSeparatedByCharactersInSet:<br>
- initWithFormat:</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
NSComparisonResult test(NSString *s) {
NSString *aString = nil;
return [s caseInsensitiveCompare:aString];
// warn: argument to 'NSString' method
// 'caseInsensitiveCompare:' cannot be nil
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.RetainCount</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for leaks and violations of the Cocoa Memory Management rules.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
NSString *s = [[NSString alloc] init]; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
CFStringRef test(char *bytes) {
return CFStringCreateWithCStringNoCopy(
0, bytes, NSNEXTSTEPStringEncoding, 0); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.SelfInit</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check that <code>self</code> is properly initialized inside an initializer
method.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface MyObj : NSObject {
id x;
}
- (id)init;
@end
@implementation MyObj
- (id)init {
[super init];
x = 0; // warn: instance variable used while 'self' is not
// initialized
return 0;
}
@end
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface MyObj : NSObject
- (id)init;
@end
@implementation MyObj
- (id)init {
[super init];
return self; // warn: returning uninitialized 'self'
}
@end
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.UnusedIvars</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Warn about private ivars that are never used.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
@interface MyObj : NSObject {
@private
id x; // warn
}
@end
@implementation MyObj
@end
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.cocoa.VariadicMethodTypes</span><span class="lang">
(ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for passing non-Objective-C types to variadic collection initialization
methods that expect only Objective-C types.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
[NSSet setWithObjects:@"Foo", "Bar", nil];
// warn: argument should be an ObjC pointer type, not 'char *'
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.coreFoundation.CFError</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check usage of <code>CFErrorRef*</code> parameters.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test(CFErrorRef *error) {
// warn: function accepting CFErrorRef* should have a
// non-void return
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
int foo(CFErrorRef *error) {
*error = 0; // warn: potential null dereference
return 0;
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.coreFoundation.CFNumber</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for improper uses of <code>CFNumberCreate</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
CFNumberRef test(unsigned char x) {
return CFNumberCreate(0, kCFNumberSInt16Type, &x);
// warn: 8 bit integer is used to initialize a 16 bit integer
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.coreFoundation.CFRetainRelease</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for null arguments to <code>CFRetain</code>, <code>CFRelease</code>,
<code>CFMakeCollectable</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test(CFTypeRef p) {
if (!p)
CFRetain(p); // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test(int x, CFTypeRef p) {
if (p)
return;
CFRelease(p); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.coreFoundation.containers.OutOfBounds</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Checks for index out-of-bounds when using <code>CFArray</code> API.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
CFArrayRef A = CFArrayCreate(0, 0, 0, &kCFTypeArrayCallBacks);
CFArrayGetValueAtIndex(A, 0); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
osx.coreFoundation.containers.PointerSizedValues</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warns if <code>CFArray</code>, <code>CFDictionary</code>, <code>CFSet</code> are
created with non-pointer-size values.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int x[] = { 1 };
CFArrayRef A = CFArrayCreate(0, (const void **)x, 1,
&kCFTypeArrayCallBacks); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!------------------------------- security ------------------------------------>
<h3 id="security_checkers">Security Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.FloatLoopCounter</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on using a floating point value as a loop counter (CERT: FLP30-C,
FLP30-CPP).</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
for (float x = 0.1f; x <= 1.0f; x += 0.1f) {} // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.UncheckedReturn</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of functions whose return values must be always checked:<div class=functions>
setuid<br>
setgid<br>
seteuid<br>
setegid<br>
setreuid<br>
setregid</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
setuid(1); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.getpw</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of the <code>getpw</code> function.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
char buff[1024];
getpw(2, buff); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.gets</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of the <code>gets</code> function.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
char buff[1024];
gets(buff); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.mkstemp</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn when <code>mktemp</code>, <code>mkstemp</code>, <code>mkstemps</code> or
<code>mkdtemp</code> is passed fewer than 6
X's in the format string.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
mkstemp("XX"); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.mktemp</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of the <code>mktemp</code> function.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
char *x = mktemp("/tmp/zxcv"); // warn: insecure, use mkstemp
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.rand</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of inferior random number generating functions (only if <code>arc4random</code>
function is available):<div class=functions>
drand48<br>
erand48<br>
jrand48<br>
lcong48<br>
lrand48<br>
mrand48<br>
nrand48<br>
random<br>
rand_r</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
random(); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.strcpy</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of the <code>strcpy</code> and <code>strcat</code> functions.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
char x[4];
char *y = "abcd";
strcpy(x, y); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
security.insecureAPI.vfork</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Warn on uses of the <code>vfork</code> function.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
vfork(); // warn
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
</tbody></table>
<!--------------------------------- unix -------------------------------------->
<h3 id="unix_checkers">Unix Checkers</h3>
<table class="checkers">
<colgroup><col class="namedescr"><col class="example"></colgroup>
<thead>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr">Name, Description</div></td>
<td><div class="example">Example</div></td></tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
unix.API</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check calls to various UNIX/POSIX functions:<div class=functions>
open<br>
pthread_once<br>
calloc<br>
malloc<br>
realloc<br>
alloca<br>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
// Currently the check is performed for apple targets only.
void test(const char *path) {
int fd = open(path, O_CREAT);
// warn: call to 'open' requires a third argument when the
// 'O_CREAT' flag is set
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void f();
void test() {
pthread_once_t pred = {0x30B1BCBA, {0}};
pthread_once(&pred, f);
// warn: call to 'pthread_once' uses the local variable
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
void *p = malloc(0); // warn: allocation size of 0 bytes
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
void *p = calloc(0, 42); // warn: allocation size of 0 bytes
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
void *p = malloc(1);
p = realloc(p, 0); // warn: allocation size of 0 bytes
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
void *p = alloca(0); // warn: allocation size of 0 bytes
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
void *p = valloc(0); // warn: allocation size of 0 bytes
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
unix.Malloc</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for memory leaks, double free, and use-after-free and offset problems
involving <code>malloc</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = malloc(1);
free(p);
free(p); // warn: attempt to free released memory
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = malloc(sizeof(int));
free(p);
*p = 1; // warn: use after free
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = malloc(1);
if (p)
return; // warn: memory is never released
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int a[] = { 1 };
free(a); // warn: argument is not allocated by malloc
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
int *p = malloc(sizeof(char));
p = p - 1;
free(p); // warn: argument to free() is offset by -4 bytes
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
unix.MallocSizeof</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for dubious <code>malloc</code>, <code>calloc</code> or
<code>realloc</code> arguments involving <code>sizeof</code>.</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
long *p = malloc(sizeof(short));
// warn: result is converted to 'long *', which is
// incompatible with operand type 'short'
free(p);
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
unix.MismatchedDeallocator</span><span class="lang">
(C, C++, ObjC)</span><div class="descr">
Check for mismatched deallocators (e.g. passing a pointer allocating
with <code>new</code> to <code>free()</code>).</div></div></td>
<td><div class="exampleContainer expandable">
<div class="example"><pre>
// C, C++
void test() {
int *p = (int *)malloc(sizeof(int));
delete p; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C, C++
void __attribute((ownership_returns(malloc))) *user_malloc(size_t);
void test() {
int *p = (int *)user_malloc(sizeof(int));
delete p; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C, C++
void test() {
int *p = new int;
free(p); // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C, C++
void test() {
int *p = new int[1];
realloc(p, sizeof(long)); // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C, C++
template <typename T>
struct SimpleSmartPointer {
T *ptr;
explicit SimpleSmartPointer(T *p = 0) : ptr(p) {}
~SimpleSmartPointer() {
delete ptr; // warn
}
};
void test() {
SimpleSmartPointer<int> a((int *)malloc(4));
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// C++
void test() {
int *p = (int *)operator new(0);
delete[] p; // warn
}
</pre></div>
<div class="example"><pre>
// Objective-C, C++
void test(NSUInteger dataLength) {
int *p = new int;
NSData *d = [NSData dataWithBytesNoCopy:p
length:sizeof(int) freeWhenDone:1];
// warn +dataWithBytesNoCopy:length:freeWhenDone: cannot take
// ownership of memory allocated by 'new'
}
</pre></div></div></td></tr>
<tr><td><div class="namedescr expandable"><span class="name">
unix.cstring.BadSizeArg</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check the size argument passed to <code>strncat</code> for common erroneous
patterns. Use <code>-Wno-strncat-size</code> compiler option to mute other
<code>strncat</code>-related compiler warnings.
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<div class="example"><pre>
void test() {
char dest[3];
strncat(dest, "***", sizeof(dest));
// warn: potential buffer overflow
}
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unix.cstring.NullArg</span><span class="lang">
(C)</span><div class="descr">
Check for null pointers being passed as arguments to C string functions:<div class=functions>
strlen<br>
strnlen<br>
strcpy<br>
strncpy<br>
strcat<br>
strncat<br>
strcmp<br>
strncmp<br>
strcasecmp<br>
strncasecmp</div></div></div></td>
<td><div class="example"><pre>
int test() {
return strlen(0); // warn
}
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