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C or C++ : Dead store

Classification

CWE
CWE-561CWE-563

Overview

A local variable is assigned a value but is not read by any subsequent instruction. Dead stores waste processor time and memory and may indicate significant logic errors.

References

  1. CWE-561: Dead Code
  2. CWE-563: Assignment to Variable without Use (‘Unused Variable’)
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See also

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