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This pull request significantly expands the C language code examples within the repository, focusing on demonstrating a variety of SonarSource security and quality rules. The intent is to provide clear, actionable illustrations of secure coding patterns and common vulnerabilities, thereby aiding in the education of developers and the validation of static analysis tools.
Highlights
- New C Code Examples for SonarSource Rules: This pull request introduces a substantial collection of C code examples, specifically designed to illustrate various SonarSource security and quality rules. Each rule is accompanied by both compliant and non-compliant code snippets.
- Demonstration of Secure Coding Practices: The added examples cover a wide range of common C programming pitfalls and secure coding practices, including memory management (use-after-free, double-free), buffer overflows (strcpy, strcat, scanf), file access vulnerabilities (TOCTOU, chroot, temporary files), authentication, thread safety, and general code quality issues (uninitialized variables, unused assignments, switch statements).
- Enhanced Static Analysis Testing: By providing clear, concise examples of both good and bad code patterns, these additions will be valuable for testing and validating static analysis tools, ensuring they correctly identify and flag potential issues in C projects.
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| char *cp = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*10); // memory is allocated | ||
| // all bytes in cp can be used here | ||
| free(cp); // memory is released | ||
| cp[9] = 0; // Noncompliant: memory is used after it was released |
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Description: Accessing already freed memory can lead to critical issues like data corruption or unintended code execution, depending on how and when the memory is reused. This scenario resembles repurposing memory intended for release, resulting in unpredictable behavior and security vulnerabilities. To prevent such issues, practice careful memory management, ensuring proper allocation and deallocation procedures are followed, and avoid accessing memory after it has been freed. Learn more - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Using_freed_memory
Severity: Critical
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The fix involves removing the use of freed memory and setting pointers to NULL after freeing to prevent accidental use. The second allocation is also properly freed before setting the pointer to NULL.
| cp[9] = 0; // Noncompliant: memory is used after it was released | |
| void freed_memory_should_not_be_used_non_complaint() // any function | |
| { | |
| char *cp = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*10); // memory is allocated | |
| // all bytes in cp can be used here | |
| free(cp); // memory is released | |
| cp = NULL; // Set pointer to NULL after freeing | |
| int *intArray = malloc(sizeof(int) *20); // memory is allocated | |
| // elements of intArray can be written or read here | |
| free(intArray); // Free the allocated memory | |
| intArray = NULL; // Set pointer to NULL after freeing | |
| } |
| { // {fact rule=null-pointer-dereference@v1.0 defects=0} | ||
| char *p1 = NULL ; | ||
| if(p1 != NULL && *p1 == '\t') { // Compliant: *p1 cannot be evaluated if p1 is NULL | ||
| p1[2] = '\t'; |
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Description: Accessing already freed memory can lead to critical issues like data corruption or unintended code execution, depending on how and when the memory is reused. This scenario resembles repurposing memory intended for release, resulting in unpredictable behavior and security vulnerabilities. To prevent such issues, practice careful memory management, ensuring proper allocation and deallocation procedures are followed, and avoid accessing memory after it has been freed. Learn more - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Using_freed_memory
Severity: Critical
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The vulnerability is addressed by removing the line p1[2] = '\t'; from the first if block, as it was attempting to access memory through a potentially null pointer.
| p1[2] = '\t'; | |
| { // {fact rule=null-pointer-dereference@v1.0 defects=0} | |
| char *p1 = NULL ; | |
| if(p1 != NULL && *p1 == '\t') { // Compliant: *p1 cannot be evaluated if p1 is NULL | |
| // Removed: p1[2] = '\t'; | |
| } | |
| // {/fact} |
| int *intArray = malloc(sizeof(int) *20); // memory is allocated | ||
| // elements of intArray can be written or read here | ||
| intArray=NULL; // memory is released | ||
| intArray[3] = 10; // Noncompliant: memory is used after it was released |
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Description: Accessing already freed memory can lead to critical issues like data corruption or unintended code execution, depending on how and when the memory is reused. This scenario resembles repurposing memory intended for release, resulting in unpredictable behavior and security vulnerabilities. To prevent such issues, practice careful memory management, ensuring proper allocation and deallocation procedures are followed, and avoid accessing memory after it has been freed. Learn more - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Using_freed_memory
Severity: Critical
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The fix involves freeing the allocated memory and then setting the pointers to NULL to prevent accidental use after free. This ensures that any subsequent attempts to access the freed memory through these pointers will result in a null pointer dereference, which is easier to detect and debug than use-after-free issues.
| intArray[3] = 10; // Noncompliant: memory is used after it was released | |
| char *cp = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*10); // memory is allocated | |
| // all bytes in cp can be used here | |
| free(cp); // memory is released | |
| cp = NULL; // Set pointer to NULL after freeing | |
| // {/fact} | |
| // {fact rule=use-after-free@v1.0 defects=1} | |
| int *intArray = malloc(sizeof(int) *20); // memory is allocated | |
| // elements of intArray can be written or read here | |
| free(intArray); // Free the allocated memory | |
| intArray = NULL; // Set pointer to NULL after freeing | |
| // {/fact} | |
| } |
| int primes[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | ||
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| // {fact rule=incorrect-use-of-sizeof@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| size_t const primesSize2 = sizeof(primes + 1) / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of primes + 1 is int * |
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Description: Incorrect use of the sizeof operator can lead to critical issues such as improper memory allocation, resulting in program instability, crashes, or security vulnerabilities. To prevent these risks, ensure that sizeof is applied correctly, particularly when allocating memory dynamically. It is essential to use sizeof with the appropriate data type or expression to ensure proper memory management and avoid potential problems in your program. Learn more - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/467.html
Severity: Critical
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The fix involves using sizeof on the dereferenced pointer for dataSize, and using sizeof on the entire array divided by the size of a single element for arraySize and primesSize2. This ensures correct calculation of sizes for pointers and arrays.
| size_t const primesSize2 = sizeof(primes + 1) / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of primes + 1 is int * | |
| void fun(int *data) { | |
| size_t const dataSize = sizeof(*data); // Fixed: Use sizeof on the dereferenced pointer | |
| int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const arraySize = sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]); // Fixed: Use sizeof on the entire array | |
| int primes[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const primesSize2 = sizeof(primes) / sizeof(primes[0]); // Fixed: Use sizeof on the entire array | |
| } |
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| // {fact rule=missing-step-in-authentication@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| int valid(pam_handle_t *pamh) { | ||
| if (pam_authenticate(pamh, PAM_DISALLOW_NULL_AUTHTOK) != PAM_SUCCESS) { // Noncompliant |
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Description: The function 'valid' only checks for authentication success but doesn't verify the account's validity. Add a call to pam_acct_mgmt() after successful authentication to verify the account's validity.
Severity: Critical
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The fix adds a call to pam_acct_mgmt() after successful authentication to verify the account's validity. This addresses the missing step in the authentication process by not only checking if the authentication succeeds but also verifying if the account is valid and allowed to access the system. The fix is incomplete as it assumes the pam_acct_mgmt() function is available, which may require including the appropriate PAM header file and linking against the PAM library.
| if (pam_authenticate(pamh, PAM_DISALLOW_NULL_AUTHTOK) != PAM_SUCCESS) { // Noncompliant | |
| // {fact rule=missing-step-in-authentication@v1.0 defects=1} | |
| int valid(pam_handle_t *pamh) { | |
| if (pam_authenticate(pamh, PAM_DISALLOW_NULL_AUTHTOK) != PAM_SUCCESS) { | |
| return -1; | |
| } | |
| if (pam_acct_mgmt(pamh, 0) != PAM_SUCCESS) { | |
| return -1; | |
| } |
| char *p2 = NULL ; | ||
| if(p2 != NULL) { | ||
| // ... | ||
| p2[2] = '\t'; // Compliant: p2 is known to be non-null |
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Description: Accessing already freed memory can lead to critical issues like data corruption or unintended code execution, depending on how and when the memory is reused. This scenario resembles repurposing memory intended for release, resulting in unpredictable behavior and security vulnerabilities. To prevent such issues, practice careful memory management, ensuring proper allocation and deallocation procedures are followed, and avoid accessing memory after it has been freed. Learn more - https://owasp.org/www-community/vulnerabilities/Using_freed_memory
Severity: Critical
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The fix adds an additional null check for p2 immediately before accessing it, ensuring that p2 is still non-null at the point of access, even if it might have been modified between the initial check and the access point.
| p2[2] = '\t'; // Compliant: p2 is known to be non-null | |
| char *p2 = NULL ; | |
| if(p2 != NULL) { | |
| // ... | |
| if (p2 != NULL) { // Additional check to ensure p2 is still non-null | |
| p2[2] = '\t'; // Compliant: p2 is known to be non-null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| // {/fact} | |
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| void fun(int *data) { | ||
| // {fact rule=incorrect-use-of-sizeof@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| size_t const dataSize = sizeof data / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of data is int * |
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Description: Incorrect use of the sizeof operator can lead to critical issues such as improper memory allocation, resulting in program instability, crashes, or security vulnerabilities. To prevent these risks, ensure that sizeof is applied correctly, particularly when allocating memory dynamically. It is essential to use sizeof with the appropriate data type or expression to ensure proper memory management and avoid potential problems in your program. Learn more - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/467.html
Severity: Critical
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The fix involves passing the length of the data array as a parameter, using the correct sizeof expressions for array and primes, and removing the incorrect pointer arithmetic. This ensures proper size calculations for the arrays and avoids undefined behavior.
| size_t const dataSize = sizeof data / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of data is int * | |
| void fun(int *data, size_t dataLength) { | |
| size_t const dataSize = dataLength; | |
| int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const arraySize = sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]); | |
| int primes[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const primesSize2 = sizeof(primes) / sizeof(primes[0]); | |
| } |
| int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | ||
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| // {fact rule=incorrect-use-of-sizeof@v1.0 defects=1} | ||
| size_t const arraySize = sizeof(array + 1) / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of array is int * too |
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Description: Incorrect use of the sizeof operator can lead to critical issues such as improper memory allocation, resulting in program instability, crashes, or security vulnerabilities. To prevent these risks, ensure that sizeof is applied correctly, particularly when allocating memory dynamically. It is essential to use sizeof with the appropriate data type or expression to ensure proper memory management and avoid potential problems in your program. Learn more - https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/467.html
Severity: Critical
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The fix addresses the incorrect use of sizeof by applying it directly to the array names (array and primes) instead of using pointer arithmetic. For the pointer parameter 'data', we use pointer dereferencing to get the correct size of a single element.
| size_t const arraySize = sizeof(array + 1) / sizeof(int); // Noncompliant, type of array is int * too | |
| void fun(int *data) { | |
| size_t const dataSize = sizeof(data) / sizeof(*data); // Fixed: Use pointer dereferencing | |
| int array[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const arraySize = sizeof(array) / sizeof(array[0]); // Fixed: Use array name without addition | |
| int primes[] = { 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 17, 19}; | |
| size_t const primesSize2 = sizeof(primes) / sizeof(primes[0]); // Fixed: Use array name without addition | |
| } |
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