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Test case 233397

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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
72151
Type
source code
State
mixed
Status
deprecated
Language
C
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Description

CWE: 122 Heap Based Buffer Overflow
BadSource: Allocate using malloc() and set data pointer to a small buffer
GoodSource: Allocate using malloc() and set data pointer to a large buffer
Sinks: ncpy
BadSink : Copy string to data using wcsncpy
Flow Variant: 34 Data flow: use of a union containing two methods of accessing the same data (within the same function)

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