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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Supported In

This requirement is verified in following services

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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 Vulnerable and outdated components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
• 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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