Flawfinder version 2.0.10, (C) 2001-2019 David A. Wheeler. Number of rules (primarily dangerous function names) in C/C++ ruleset: 223 Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/combineCmdLine.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/combineInit.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/combineKmers.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/combineKmers.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/covar.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/covar.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/fasta.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/fasta.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/filterCmdLine.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/filter_seer.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/filter_seer.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmds.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmdsCmdLine.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmdsMain.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmdsStruct.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmer.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmer.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/linearFunction.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/linkFunction.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/logitFunction.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/mapCmdLine.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/mapMain.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/map_back.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/sample.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/sample.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seer.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerBasicFilter.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerBinaryAssoc.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerCmdLine.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerCommon.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerContinuousAssoc.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerErr.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerIO.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerMain.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerStats.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/seercommon.hpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/significant_kmer.cpp Examining data/seer-1.1.4/src/significant_kmer.hpp FINAL RESULTS: data/seer-1.1.4/src/kmdsMain.cpp:108:24: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). filtered_file.open(output_file_name.c_str()); data/seer-1.1.4/src/seerIO.cpp:61:15: [2] (misc) open: Check when opening files - can an attacker redirect it (via symlinks), force the opening of special file type (e.g., device files), move things around to create a race condition, control its ancestors, or change its contents? (CWE-362). dsm_stream.open(file_name.c_str()); // Push binary file into buffer ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 2 Lines analyzed = 4364 in approximately 0.17 seconds (26006 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 2944 Hits@level = [0] 0 [1] 0 [2] 2 [3] 0 [4] 0 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 2 [1+] 2 [2+] 2 [3+] 0 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 0.679348 [1+] 0.679348 [2+] 0.679348 [3+] 0 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Dot directories skipped = 1 (--followdotdir overrides) Minimum risk level = 1 Not every hit is necessarily a security vulnerability. There may be other security vulnerabilities; review your code! See 'Secure Programming HOWTO' (https://dwheeler.com/secure-programs) for more information.