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Project Summary

Newlib is a C library intended for use on embedded systems. It is a conglomeration of several library parts, all under free software licenses that make them easily usable on embedded products.

Newlib is only available in source form. It can be compiled for a wide array of processors, and will usually work on any architecture with the addition of a few low-level routines.

Newlib is the C Library used by Cygwin and RTEMS.

Tags

c embedded libc malloc standard-library static

In a Nutshell, Newlib...

BSD 3-clause "New" or "Revised" License
Permitted

Commercial Use

Modify

Distribute

Place Warranty

Forbidden

Hold Liable

Use Trademarks

Required

Include Copyright

Include License

These details are provided for information only. No information here is legal advice and should not be used as such.

Project Security

Vulnerabilities per Version ( last 10 releases )

There are no reported vulnerabilities

Project Vulnerability Report

Security Confidence Index

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Vulnerability Exposure Index

Many reported vulnerabilities
Few reported vulnerabilities

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About Project Security

Languages

C
60%
C++
15%
Make
9%
17 Other
16%

30 Day Summary

Feb 26 2024 — Mar 27 2024

12 Month Summary

Mar 27 2023 — Mar 27 2024
  • 912 Commits
    Down -238 (20%) from previous 12 months
  • 41 Contributors
    Down -6 (12%) from previous 12 months

Static Analysis ( Generated by Coverity Scan for RTEMS-Newlib )

Repository URL: https://sourceware.org/git/newlib-cygwin.git

Version: b7f5a3320

2024-03-28
Last Analyzed
91,907
Lines of Code Analyze
0.53
Defect Density

Defects by status for current build

99
Total defects
49
Outstanding
49
Fixed

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') 4
676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function 1