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i2d_publickey

API Overview​

i2d_PublicKey is an API in openssl. This rule belongs to the return value check type. This rule is generated using AURC.

Rule Description​

tip

i2d_PrivateKey(), i2d_PrivateKey_bio(), i2d_PrivateKey_fp(), i2d_PublicKey(), i2d_KeyParams() i2d_KeyParams_bio() return the number of bytes successfully encoded or a negative value if an error occurs. The error code can be obtained by calling L<ERR_get_error(3)>.

info
  • Tags: return value check
  • Parameter Index: N/A
  • CWE Type: CWE-253

Rule Code​

import cpp

class OpenSSLFunctionCall extends FunctionCall {
  OpenSSLFunctionCall() {
    this.getTarget().hasName("i2d_PublicKey")
  }
}

from OpenSSLFunctionCall call, UnaryOperation uop
where
  uop.getOperator() = "!" and
  uop.getOperand() = call.getAnAccess()
select uop, "This negation checks the return value of i2d_PublicKey."