Rule Definition
The 'strcpy()' function is a source of buffer overflow vulnerabilities. More secure variants of the function are available and should be used.
Remediation
On Linux/Unix/Windows, prefer using the 'strncpy()' function instead.
On iOS (FreeBSD), prefer using the 'strlcpy()' function instead
Reference
ISO/IEC. ISO/IEC 9899 Second edition 1999-12-01 Programming languages - C. International Organization for Standardization, 1999.
Apple Secure Coding Guide
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Conceptual/SecureCodingGuide/Articles/BufferOverflows.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/TP40002577-SW1
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Secure Coding - API Abuse
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