Call to Non-ubiquitous API

Opis

The product uses an API function that does not exist on all versions of the target platform. This could cause portability problems or inconsistencies that allow denial of service or other consequences.

Some functions that offer security features supported by the OS are not available on all versions of the OS in common use. Likewise, functions are often deprecated or made obsolete for security reasons and should not be used.

Skutki

• Other

  Quality Degradation

Zapobieganie

• Implementation

  Always test your code on any platform on which it is targeted to run on.

• Testing

  Test your code on the newest and oldest platform on which it is targeted to run on.

• Testing

  Develop a system to test for API functions that are not portable.

Słabość nadrzędna

• CWE-474 Use of Function with Inconsistent Implementations

Kiedy powstaje

• Architecture and Design
• Implementation

Dotyczy

Not Language-Specific