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Title:	STR02-C. Sanitize data passed to complex subsystems
Author:	Robert Seacord	Aug 28, 2006
Last Changed by:	David Svoboda	May 20, 2025
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (2)     Page: IDS16-J. Prevent XML Injection     Page: IDS00-J. Prevent SQL injection

CERT Secure Coding (1)     Page: Top 10 Secure Coding Practices

SEI CERT C Coding Standard (3)     Page: ENV03-C. Sanitize the environment when invoking external programs     Page: MSC09-C. Character encoding: Use subset of ASCII for safety     Page: ENV33-C. Do not call system()

SEI CERT Perl Coding Standard (1)     Page: IDS33-PL. Sanitize untrusted data passed across a trust boundary

Parent Page     Page: Rec. 07. Characters and Strings (STR)

• fortify
• rose-nonapplicable
• android-applicable
• sidebar
• recommendation
• str
• cwe-78
• cwe-116
• klocwork
• cwe-20

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May 20, 2025 07:47	Jill Britton	View Changes
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SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java (2)     Page: IDS00-J. Prevent SQL injection     Home page: SEI CERT Oracle Coding Standard for Java

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