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Revision as of 10:20, 14 February 2009
#REDIRECT Failure to follow guideline/specification
Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 02/14/2009
Description
This method is never called or is only called from other dead code.
Risk Factors
TBD
Examples
Example 1
In the following class, the method doWork() can never be called.
public class Dead { private void doWork() { System.out.println("doing work"); } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("running Dead"); } }
Example 2
In the following class, two private methods call each other, but since neither one is ever invoked from anywhere else, they are both dead code.
public class DoubleDead { private void doTweedledee() { doTweedledumb(); } private void doTweedledumb() { doTweedledee(); } public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.println("running DoubleDead"); } }
(In this case it is a good thing that the methods are dead: invoking either one would cause an infinite loop.)
Related Attacks
Related Vulnerabilities
Related Controls
Related Technical Impacts
References
TBD