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Prevent integer overflow exploits.

Software Engineering#security#vulnerability#secure coding#anti-pattern#integer overflow#CWE-190
Authorigbuend
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

This Skill addresses the critical security vulnerability of integer overflow, which can lead to unexpected program behavior, crashes, and exploitable security flaws when arithmetic operations exceed data type limits.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Vulnerability Detection: Identifies insecure code patterns where user-controlled inputs in arithmetic operations could lead to overflows.
  • Secure Coding Guidance: Provides clear "BAD" (vulnerable) and "GOOD" (secure) code examples across multiple languages (C, Python, JavaScript, Java) to illustrate and fix the anti-pattern.
  • Use Case: When reviewing code that handles financial transactions, memory allocation, or any calculation involving user-supplied numbers, this Skill helps ensure that overflows are prevented, safeguarding against logic flaws and buffer overflows.

Quick Start

Review the provided C code snippet for potential integer overflow vulnerabilities.

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Name: integer-overflow-anti-pattern
Download link: https://github.com/igbuend/grimbard/archive/main.zip#integer-overflow-anti-pattern

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