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Test case 7236

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 new[] and set data pointer to a small buffer
GoodSource: Allocate using new[] and set data pointer to a large buffer
Sinks: cat
BadSink : Copy string to data using strcat
Flow Variant: 31 Data flow using a copy of data within the same function

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