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x509_issuer_and_serial_cmp

API Overview​

X509_issuer_and_serial_cmp is an API in openssl. This rule belongs to the return value check type. This rule is generated using AURC.

Rule Description​

tip

X509_NAME_cmp(), X509_issuer_and_serial_cmp(), X509_issuer_name_cmp(), X509_subject_name_cmp(), X509_CRL_cmp(), and X509_CRL_match() may return B<-2> to indicate an error.

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("X509_issuer_and_serial_cmp")
  }
}

from OpenSSLFunctionCall call, UnaryOperation uop
where
  uop.getOperator() = "!" and
  uop.getOperand() = call.getAnAccess()
select uop, "This negation checks the return value of X509_issuer_and_serial_cmp."