path: root/security/flawfinder/pkg-descr

Flawfinder searches through source code looking for poten- tial security
flaws. Flawfinder uses an internal database called  the  ``ruleset''; the
ruleset identifies functions that are common causes of security flaws.
Every potential security  flaw found in a given source code file (matching
an entry in the ruleset) is called a ``hit,'' and the set of hits found
during any particular run is called the ``hitlist.''

WWW: http://www.dwheeler.com/flawfinder/