[metadata]
id = "MSC24-C"
type = "recommendation"
category = "MSC"
number = 24
title = 'Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions'
description = '''
Do not use deprecated or obsolescent functions when more secure equivalent
functions are available. Deprecated functions are defined by the C Standard.
Obsolescent functions are defined by this recommendation.
'''
severity = "High"
likelihood = "Probable"
priority = "P12"
level = "L1"
cert_version = "2016 Edition (Wiki)"
last_modified = "Unknown"
[rules.cert_c.MSC24-C]
enabled = true
[references]
wiki = "https://cmu-sei.github.io/secure-coding-standards/sei-cert-c-coding-standard/recommendations/miscellaneous-msc/msc24-c"
cwe = ["CWE-20", "CWE-73", "CWE-79", "CWE-89", "CWE-91", "CWE-94", "CWE-120", "CWE-192", "CWE-197", "CWE-367", "CWE-464", "CWE-601", "CWE-676", "CWE-242", "CWE-119"]
related = ["STR31-C", "STR32-C"]