Find & fix critical quality and security issues

28th July 2015

Synopsys Inc

Nat Bowers

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Expanding the company's security testing capabilities, Synopsys has announced the latest release of the Coverity Software Testing Platform. An integrated suite of testing solutions that enables organisations to find and fix critical quality and security issues earlier in the software development lifecycle, Coverity 7.7 adds coverage for JavaScript and Objective-C.

New features in version 7.7 include:

Coverage for JavaScript: To predict runtime behaviour and data typing, Synopsys has applied innovative techniques for JavaScript, which traditionally has been difficult to analyse. This can find issues such as incorrect expressions, dead code, syntax errors and leaking variables.
Coverage for Objective-C: The Coverity Software Testing Platform adds support for Objective-C and is compatible with the Clang compiler and finds issues such as buffer overflows, memory corruptions and race conditions.
Security coverage for C#: With deep roots in security for C/C++ and Java, the latest release of the Coverity Software Testing Platform introduces security for C#. Complemented by Synopsys' recent acquisition of the Codenomicon AppCheck product, the platform now provides full coverage for the OWASP Top 10.
Security reporting for development supply chain: Supporting industry best practices and standards, the Coverity Software Testing Platform now offers a security report to show compliance and assign a security grade for each application.
Support for MISRA coding standards: The Coverity Software Testing Platform now offers full support for MISRA coding standards in the automotive industry, including MISRA-C 2004, MISRA-C++ 2008 and MISRA-C 2012.

Andreas Kuehlmann, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Software Integrity Group, Synopsys, commented: "Our customers build modern applications using multiple development languages and frameworks. Our goal has always been to provide unparallelled coverage and the deepest and most accurate testing platform available. With the release of Coverity 7.7 we continue to expand our capabilities for both quality and security testing, enabling developers to deliver better software and businesses to deliver safer, more reliable products to consumers."