Update security-severity scores

2025-12-24 12:46:34 +01:00 · 2021-06-15 13:25:17 +01:00
parent 19305a217a
commit 771e686946
343 changed files with 343 additions and 343 deletions
--- a/Errors/OffsetUseBeforeRangeCheck.ql
+++ b/Errors/OffsetUseBeforeRangeCheck.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/offset-use-before-range-check
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.2
 * @precision medium
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DescriptorMayNotBeClosed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DescriptorMayNotBeClosed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/descriptor-may-not-be-closed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-775
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DescriptorNeverClosed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/DescriptorNeverClosed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/descriptor-never-closed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-775
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/FileMayNotBeClosed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/FileMayNotBeClosed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/file-may-not-be-closed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-775
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/FileNeverClosed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/FileNeverClosed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/file-never-closed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-775
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/GlobalUseBeforeInit.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/GlobalUseBeforeInit.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/global-use-before-init
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-457
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/InconsistentNullnessTesting.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/InconsistentNullnessTesting.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/inconsistent-nullness-testing
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-476
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/InitialisationNotRun.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/InitialisationNotRun.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/initialization-not-run
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-456
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/LateNegativeTest.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/LateNegativeTest.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/late-negative-test
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-823
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MemoryMayNotBeFreed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MemoryMayNotBeFreed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/memory-may-not-be-freed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-401
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MemoryNeverFreed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MemoryNeverFreed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/memory-never-freed
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags efficiency
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-401
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MissingNegativityTest.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MissingNegativityTest.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/missing-negativity-test
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-823
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MissingNullTest.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/MissingNullTest.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/missing-null-test
 * @problem.severity recommendation
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-476
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/NewFreeMismatch.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/NewFreeMismatch.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description An object that was allocated with 'malloc' or 'new' is being freed using a mismatching 'free' or 'delete'.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/new-free-mismatch
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowCalculated.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowCalculated.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/overflow-calculated
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-131
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowDestination.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowDestination.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/overflow-destination
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision low
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowStatic.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/OverflowStatic.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              may result in a buffer overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/static-buffer-overflow
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/ReturnStackAllocatedObject.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/ReturnStackAllocatedObject.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/return-stack-allocated-object
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 2.9
+ * @security-severity 2.1
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-562
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/SizeCheck.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/SizeCheck.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              an instance of the type of the pointer may result in a buffer overflow
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/allocation-too-small
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/SizeCheck2.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/SizeCheck2.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              multiple instances of the type of the pointer may result in a buffer overflow
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/suspicious-allocation-size
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Critical/UseAfterFree.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/use-after-free
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-416
--- a/Bugs/Arithmetic/BadAdditionOverflowCheck.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Arithmetic/BadAdditionOverflowCheck.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *              to a larger type.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision very-high
 * @id cpp/bad-addition-overflow-check
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Bugs/Arithmetic/IntMultToLong.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Arithmetic/IntMultToLong.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              be a sign that the result can overflow the type converted from.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/integer-multiplication-cast-to-long
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Bugs/Arithmetic/SignedOverflowCheck.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Arithmetic/SignedOverflowCheck.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              unsigned integer values.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/signed-overflow-check
 * @tags correctness
--- a/Bugs/Conversion/CastArrayPointerArithmetic.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Conversion/CastArrayPointerArithmetic.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *              use the width of the base type, leading to misaligned reads.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/upcast-array-pointer-arithmetic
 * @tags correctness
--- a/Bugs/Format/NonConstantFormat.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Format/NonConstantFormat.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *              from an untrusted source, this can be used for exploits.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity recommendation
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/non-constant-format
 * @tags maintainability
--- a/Bugs/Format/SnprintfOverflow.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Format/SnprintfOverflow.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Using the return value from snprintf without proper checks can cause overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/overflowing-snprintf
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Bugs/Format/WrongNumberOfFormatArguments.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Format/WrongNumberOfFormatArguments.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              a source of security issues.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 2.9
+ * @security-severity 5.0
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/wrong-number-format-arguments
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Bugs/Format/WrongTypeFormatArguments.ql
+++ b/Bugs/Format/WrongTypeFormatArguments.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              behavior.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/wrong-type-format-argument
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Typos/IncorrectNotOperatorUsage.ql
+++ b/Typos/IncorrectNotOperatorUsage.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/incorrect-not-operator-usage
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-480
--- a/Management/AllocaInLoop.ql
+++ b/Management/AllocaInLoop.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Using alloca in a loop can lead to a stack overflow
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/alloca-in-loop
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Management/ImproperNullTermination.ql
+++ b/Management/ImproperNullTermination.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/improper-null-termination
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-170
 *       external/cwe/cwe-665
--- a/Management/PointerOverflow.ql
+++ b/Management/PointerOverflow.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              on undefined behavior and may lead to memory corruption.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 2.9
+ * @security-severity 2.1
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/pointer-overflow-check
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Management/StrncpyFlippedArgs.ql
+++ b/Management/StrncpyFlippedArgs.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              as the third argument may result in a buffer overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/bad-strncpy-size
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Management/SuspiciousCallToStrncat.ql
+++ b/Management/SuspiciousCallToStrncat.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Calling 'strncat' with an incorrect size argument may result in a buffer overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/unsafe-strncat
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Management/SuspiciousSizeof.ql
+++ b/Management/SuspiciousSizeof.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              the machine pointer size.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/suspicious-sizeof
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Management/UninitializedLocal.ql
+++ b/Management/UninitializedLocal.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/uninitialized-local
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision medium
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-665
--- a/Management/UnsafeUseOfStrcat.ql
+++ b/Management/UnsafeUseOfStrcat.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              may result in a buffer overflow
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/unsafe-strcat
 * @tags reliability
--- a/Bugs/OO/SelfAssignmentCheck.ql
+++ b/Bugs/OO/SelfAssignmentCheck.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/self-assignment-check
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.0
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-826
--- a/Bugs/OO/UnsafeUseOfThis.ql
+++ b/Bugs/OO/UnsafeUseOfThis.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind path-problem
 * @id cpp/unsafe-use-of-this
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision very-high
 * @tags correctness
 *       language-features
--- a/Functions/TooFewArguments.ql
+++ b/Functions/TooFewArguments.ql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 *              undefined data.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 2.9
+ * @security-severity 5.0
 * @precision very-high
 * @id cpp/too-few-arguments
 * @tags correctness
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-014/MemsetMayBeDeleted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-014/MemsetMayBeDeleted.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/memset-may-be-deleted
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision high
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-14
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-020/IRUntrustedDataToExternalAPI.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-020/IRUntrustedDataToExternalAPI.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind path-problem
 * @precision low
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags security external/cwe/cwe-20
 */

--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-020/UntrustedDataToExternalAPI.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-020/UntrustedDataToExternalAPI.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind path-problem
 * @precision low
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @tags security external/cwe/cwe-20
 */

--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-022/TaintedPath.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              attacker to access unexpected resources.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/path-injection
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-078/ExecTainted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-078/ExecTainted.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              to command injection.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @precision low
 * @id cpp/command-line-injection
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-079/CgiXss.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-079/CgiXss.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              allows for a cross-site scripting vulnerability.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 2.9
+ * @security-severity 6.1
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/cgi-xss
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-089/SqlTainted.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              to SQL Injection.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/sql-injection
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-114/UncontrolledProcessOperation.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-114/UncontrolledProcessOperation.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              commands.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.0
+ * @security-severity 8.2
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/uncontrolled-process-operation
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-119/OverflowBuffer.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-119/OverflowBuffer.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/overflow-buffer
 * @problem.severity recommendation
- * @security-severity 10.0
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-119
 *       external/cwe/cwe-121
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/BadlyBoundedWrite.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/BadlyBoundedWrite.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/badly-bounded-write
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/OverrunWrite.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/OverrunWrite.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              of data written may overflow.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/overrunning-write
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/OverrunWriteFloat.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/OverrunWriteFloat.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              take extreme values.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/overrunning-write-with-float
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/UnboundedWrite.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-120/UnboundedWrite.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              of data written may overflow.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/unbounded-write
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-121/UnterminatedVarargsCall.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-121/UnterminatedVarargsCall.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              a specific value to terminate the argument list.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/unterminated-variadic-call
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-129/ImproperArrayIndexValidation.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-129/ImproperArrayIndexValidation.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/unclear-array-index-validation
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-129
 */
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-131/NoSpaceForZeroTerminator.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-131/NoSpaceForZeroTerminator.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              terminator can cause a buffer overrun.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/no-space-for-terminator
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatString.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              or data representation problems.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/tainted-format-string
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatStringThroughGlobalVar.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-134/UncontrolledFormatStringThroughGlobalVar.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              or data representation problems.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 9.3
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/tainted-format-string-through-global
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticTainted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticTainted.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              not validated can cause overflows.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.6
 * @precision low
 * @id cpp/tainted-arithmetic
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticUncontrolled.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticUncontrolled.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              validated can cause overflows.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.6
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/uncontrolled-arithmetic
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticWithExtremeValues.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ArithmeticWithExtremeValues.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/arithmetic-with-extreme-values
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.6
 * @precision low
 * @tags security
 *       reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ComparisonWithWiderType.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/ComparisonWithWiderType.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @id cpp/comparison-with-wider-type
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision high
 * @tags reliability
 *       security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/IntegerOverflowTainted.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/IntegerOverflowTainted.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/integer-overflow-tainted
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision low
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-190
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/TaintedAllocationSize.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-190/TaintedAllocationSize.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              user can result in integer overflow.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/uncontrolled-allocation-size
 * @tags reliability
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-191/UnsignedDifferenceExpressionComparedZero.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-191/UnsignedDifferenceExpressionComparedZero.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/unsigned-difference-expression-compared-zero
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @precision medium
 * @tags security
 *       correctness
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-253/HResultBooleanConversion.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-253/HResultBooleanConversion.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/hresult-boolean-conversion
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 4.2
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision high
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-253
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-290/AuthenticationBypass.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-290/AuthenticationBypass.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              vulnerable to spoofing attacks.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.8
+ * @security-severity 8.1
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/user-controlled-bypass
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-311/CleartextBufferWrite.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-311/CleartextBufferWrite.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              to an attacker.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/cleartext-storage-buffer
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-311/CleartextFileWrite.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-311/CleartextFileWrite.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              to an attacker.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/cleartext-storage-file
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-313/CleartextSqliteDatabase.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-313/CleartextSqliteDatabase.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              database can expose it to an attacker.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/cleartext-storage-database
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/BrokenCryptoAlgorithm.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              an attacker to compromise security.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.2
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/weak-cryptographic-algorithm
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/OpenSslHeartbleed.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-327/OpenSslHeartbleed.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              attackers to retrieve portions of memory.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.2
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision very-high
 * @id cpp/openssl-heartbleed
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-367/TOCTOUFilesystemRace.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-367/TOCTOUFilesystemRace.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              the two operations.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.7
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/toctou-race-condition
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-428/UnsafeCreateProcessCall.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-428/UnsafeCreateProcessCall.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @id cpp/unsafe-create-process-call
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision medium
 * @msrc.severity important
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-457/ConditionallyUninitializedVariable.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-457/ConditionallyUninitializedVariable.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              state, and reading the variable may result in undefined behavior.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @opaque-id SM02313
 * @id cpp/conditionally-uninitialized-variable
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScaling.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              can cause buffer overflow conditions.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScalingChar.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScalingChar.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/incorrect-pointer-scaling-char
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision low
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-468
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScalingVoid.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/IncorrectPointerScalingVoid.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              can cause buffer overflow conditions.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/suspicious-pointer-scaling-void
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/SuspiciousAddWithSizeof.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-468/SuspiciousAddWithSizeof.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              implicitly scaled.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision high
 * @id cpp/suspicious-add-sizeof
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-497/ExposedSystemData.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-497/ExposedSystemData.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              attack plan.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 6.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/system-data-exposure
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-704/WcharCharConversion.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-704/WcharCharConversion.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/incorrect-string-type-conversion
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 8.8
 * @precision high
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-704
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-732/DoNotCreateWorldWritable.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-732/DoNotCreateWorldWritable.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Creating a file that is world-writable can allow an attacker to write to the file.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/world-writable-file-creation
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-732/UnsafeDaclSecurityDescriptor.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-732/UnsafeDaclSecurityDescriptor.ql
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 * @id cpp/unsafe-dacl-security-descriptor
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision high
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-732
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/LockOrderCycle.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/LockOrderCycle.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/lock-order-cycle
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 5.0
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-764
 *       external/cwe/cwe-833
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/TwiceLocked.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/TwiceLocked.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/twice-locked
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 5.0
 * @precision low
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-764
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/UnreleasedLock.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-764/UnreleasedLock.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/unreleased-lock
 * @problem.severity error
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 5.0
 * @precision low
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-764
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-807/TaintedCondition.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-807/TaintedCondition.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              attack.
 * @kind path-problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cpp/tainted-permissions-check
 * @tags security
--- a/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-835/InfiniteLoopWithUnsatisfiableExitCondition.ql
+++ b/cpp/ql/src/Security/CWE/CWE-835/InfiniteLoopWithUnsatisfiableExitCondition.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cpp/infinite-loop-with-unsatisfiable-exit-condition
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-835
 */
--- a/Practices/UseOfHtmlInputHidden.ql
+++ b/Practices/UseOfHtmlInputHidden.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Finds uses of hidden fields on forms
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity recommendation
- * @security-severity 6.4
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cs/web/html-hidden-input
 * @tags security
--- a/csharp/ql/src/Configuration/EmptyPasswordInConfigurationFile.ql
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/Configuration/EmptyPasswordInConfigurationFile.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Finds empty passwords in configuration files.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision medium
 * @id cs/empty-password-in-configuration
 * @tags security
--- a/csharp/ql/src/Configuration/PasswordInConfigurationFile.ql
+++ b/csharp/ql/src/Configuration/PasswordInConfigurationFile.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Finds passwords in configuration files.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 3.6
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision medium
 * @id cs/password-in-configuration
 * @tags security
--- a/Validation/UseOfFileUpload.ql
+++ b/Validation/UseOfFileUpload.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description Finds uses of file upload
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity recommendation
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 9.8
 * @precision high
 * @id cs/web/file-upload
 * @tags security
--- a/Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.ql
+++ b/Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransform.ql
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 *              but under some circumstances may also result in incorrect results.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.0
 * @precision medium
 * @id cs/thread-unsafe-icryptotransform-field-in-class
 * @tags concurrency
--- a/Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformLambda.ql
+++ b/Bugs/ThreadUnsafeICryptoTransformLambda.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 *              but under some circumstances may also result in incorrect results.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.0
 * @precision medium
 * @id cs/thread-unsafe-icryptotransform-captured-in-lambda
 * @tags concurrency
--- a/Features/CWE-011/ASPNetDebug.ql
+++ b/Features/CWE-011/ASPNetDebug.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              debug builds provide additional information useful to a malicious attacker.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @precision very-high
 * @id cs/web/debug-binary
 * @tags security
--- a/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetMaxRequestLength.ql
+++ b/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetMaxRequestLength.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 *              denial-of-service attacks.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @id cs/web/large-max-request-length
 * @tags security
 *       frameworks/asp.net
--- a/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetPagesValidateRequest.ql
+++ b/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetPagesValidateRequest.ql
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 * @description ASP.NET pages should not disable the built-in request validation.
 * @kind problem
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @id cs/web/request-validation-disabled
 * @tags security
 *       frameworks/asp.net
--- a/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetRequestValidationMode.ql
+++ b/Features/CWE-016/ASPNetRequestValidationMode.ql
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cs/insecure-request-validation-mode
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 6.9
+ * @security-severity 7.5
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-016
 */
--- a/Features/CWE-020/RuntimeChecksBypass.ql
+++ b/Features/CWE-020/RuntimeChecksBypass.ql
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 * @kind problem
 * @id cs/serialization-check-bypass
 * @problem.severity warning
- * @security-severity 5.9
+ * @security-severity 7.8
 * @precision medium
 * @tags security
 *       external/cwe/cwe-20
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