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Test case 232579

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This version contains mistakes, making it deprecated. Deprecated test cases should not be used for new work. However, They remain in the SARD as a reference to redo previous work. The latest version of this test case is available here.
Old Test Case ID
70962
Type
source code
State
mixed
Status
deprecated
Language
C++
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Description

CWE: 122 Heap Based Buffer Overflow
BadSource: Allocate memory for a string, but do not allocate space for NULL terminator
GoodSource: Allocate enough memory for a string and the NULL terminator
Sinks: ncpy
BadSink : Copy string to data using strncpy()
Flow Variant: 62 Data flow: data flows using a C++ reference from one function to another in different source files

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