VNX-283 – Unverified Ownership

Overview

VNX-283 maps to CWE-283: Unverified Ownership. Detects source patterns associated with CWE-283 (Unverified Ownership). Each finding should be manually reviewed for exploitability in context.

Severity: Medium | CWE: CWE-283 | Languages: c, cpp

Why This Matters

This weakness class (Unverified Ownership) creates a concrete exploit surface: the rule searches for the concrete source-level patterns most commonly associated with CWE-283 and surfaces them for review. Each finding should be evaluated in context — the rule catches the pattern, not the context.

What Gets Flagged

// FLAGGED: contains 'stat(' pattern
stat(

Remediation

  1. Review each flagged line and determine whether the pattern represents a real instance of CWE-283 or a false positive.
  2. Replace the flagged construct with a documented safe alternative appropriate to your language and framework.
  3. For confirmed false positives, add a # vulnetix-ignore: VNX-283 comment on the line.
  4. Ensure equivalent test coverage exists to prevent regression.

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