Use a secure programming language
Summary
System source code must be implemented in a stable, updated, tested and free of known vulnerabilities version of the chosen programming language.
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References
- CAPEC™-123. Buffer manipulation
- CAPEC™-129. Pointer manipulation
- CAPEC™-131. Resource leak exposure
- CIS-16_1. Establish and maintain a secure application development process
- CWE™-74. Improper neutralization of special elements in output used by a downstream component ("injection")
- CWE™-400. Uncontrolled resource consumption
- CWE™-710. Improper adherence to coding standards
- CWE™-1325. Improperly controlled sequential memory allocation
- OWASP TOP 10-A6. Vulnerable and outdated components
- Agile Alliance-9. Continuous attention to technical excellence and good design
- CERT-J-MET03-J. Methods that perform a security check must be declared private or final
- MITRE ATT&CK®-M1013. Application developer guidance
- SANS 25-1. Out-of-bounds Write
- SANS 25-3. Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
- SANS 25-5. Out-of-bounds Read
- SANS 25-7. Use After Free
- SANS 25-19. Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
- CMMC-AT_L2-3_2_1. Role-based risk awareness
- HITRUST CSF-10_j. Access control to program source code
- ISO/IEC 27002-8_28. Secure coding
- WASC-A_07. Buffer overflow
- NIST SSDF-PW_5_1. Archive and protect each software release
- NIST SSDF-PW_6_1. Configure the compilation, interpreter, and build processes to improve executable security
- ISSAF-P_6_3. Host security - Linux security (buffer overflows)
- ISSAF-U_15. Web application SQL injections – Countermeasures
- PTES-5_5_7. Vulnerability analysis - Disassembly and code analysis
- MVSP-2_5. Application design controls - Security libraries
- OWASP MASVS-V7_8. Code quality and build setting requirements
- CWE TOP 25-119. Improper restriction of operations within the bounds of a memory buffer
- CWE TOP 25-125. Out-of-bounds read
- CWE TOP 25-416. User after free
- OWASP SAMM-IR_3. Code review process to discover language-level and application-specific risks
- OWASP ASVS-5_4_1. Memory, string, and unmanaged code
- C2M2-9_4_d. Implement software security for cybersecurity architecture
- SIG Lite-SL_89. Is there a formal Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) process?
- SIG Core-I_2_1. Application security
- OWASP ASVS-14_1_2. Build and deploy
- ISO/IEC 27001-8_28. Secure coding
- CASA-14_1_1. Build and Deploy
Vulnerabilities
- 067. Improper resource allocation
- 174. Insecure service configuration - Backdoor
- 292. Inappropriate coding practices - Public variables
- 304. Inappropriate coding practices - Performance
- 316. Improper resource allocation - Buffer overflow
- 317. Improper resource allocation - Memory leak
- 352. Insecure service configuration - Non Masked Variables
- 358. Insecure service configuration - DocumentBuilderFactory
- 366. Inappropriate coding practices - Transparency Conflict
- 379. Inappropriate coding practices - Unnecessary imports
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