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/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/RcppExports.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/combine_rho.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/combine_simes.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/compute_blocked_stats.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/compute_residual_stats.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/compute_rho_null.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/compute_rho_pairs.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/cyclone_scores.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/overlap_exprs.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/pool_size_factors.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/rand_custom.cpp Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/rand_custom.h Examining data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/utils.h FINAL RESULTS: data/r-bioc-scran-1.18.1+dfsg/src/compute_rho_null.cpp:74:16: [3] (random) random: This function is not sufficiently random for security-related functions such as key and nonce creation (CWE-327). Use a more secure technique for acquiring random values. boost::random::normal_distribution<double> cpp_rnorm; ANALYSIS SUMMARY: Hits = 1 Lines analyzed = 1547 in approximately 0.07 seconds (20798 lines/second) Physical Source Lines of Code (SLOC) = 1178 Hits@level = [0] 0 [1] 0 [2] 0 [3] 1 [4] 0 [5] 0 Hits@level+ = [0+] 1 [1+] 1 [2+] 1 [3+] 1 [4+] 0 [5+] 0 Hits/KSLOC@level+ = [0+] 0.848896 [1+] 0.848896 [2+] 0.848896 [3+] 0.848896 [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.