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Test case 5721

Deprecated test case

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.
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
Sink: cpy
BadSink : Copy string to data using strcpy
Flow Variant: 41 Data flow: data passed as an argument from one function to another in the same source file

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