rspec/rules/S3921/cobol/rule.adoc
Fred Tingaud 51369b610e
Make sure that includes are always surrounded by empty lines (#2270)
When an include is not surrounded by empty lines, its content is inlined
on the same line as the adjacent content. That can lead to broken tags
and other display issues.
This PR fixes all such includes and introduces a validation step that
forbids introducing the same problem again.
2023-06-22 10:38:01 +02:00

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== Why is this an issue?
Moving a large string into a small field will result in data truncation with data lost from the right side of the string.
=== Noncompliant code example
[source,cobol]
----
01 ALPHA PIC X(4).
*> ...
MOVE "Now is the time" TO ALPHA *> Noncompliant. Becomes "Now "
----
=== Compliant solution
[source,cobol]
----
01 ALPHA PIC X(15).
*> ...
MOVE "Now is the time" TO ALPHA
----
== Resources
* https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/704[MITRE, CWE-704] - Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast
=== Related rules
* S1967 - for truncation of numeric values
ifdef::env-github,rspecator-view[]
'''
== Implementation Specification
(visible only on this page)
include::../message.adoc[]
include::../parameters.adoc[]
include::../highlighting.adoc[]
'''
== Comments And Links
(visible only on this page)
include::../comments-and-links.adoc[]
endif::env-github,rspecator-view[]