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SECURITY.md

Security Policy

Supported Versions

CodeClone is a static analysis tool and does not process untrusted input at runtime in production systems.

That said, we take security seriously.

Version Supported
1.1.x ✅ Yes
1.0.x ❌ No

🛡️ Security Considerations

CodeClone:

  • Parses Python source code using ast
  • Does not execute analyzed code
  • Generates static HTML reports

Potential risk areas include:

  • malformed source files
  • extremely large inputs (resource exhaustion)
  • HTML report generation

🚨 Reporting a Vulnerability

If you believe you have found a security vulnerability, do not open a public issue.

Instead, please report it privately:

📧 Email: pytelemonbot@mail.ru
Subject: Security issue in CodeClone

Please include:

  • CodeClone version
  • Description of the issue
  • Steps to reproduce
  • Potential impact

You will receive an acknowledgment within 72 hours.


🧪 What Is NOT Considered a Security Issue

The following are not security vulnerabilities:

  • False positives or negatives in clone detection
  • Performance issues on very large codebases
  • UI / HTML layout problems
  • Missing CFG edge cases (tracked as feature issues)

🕒 Disclosure Policy

  • Valid vulnerabilities will be fixed promptly
  • A patched release will be published
  • Credit will be given unless anonymity is requested

Thank you for helping keep CodeClone safe and reliable.

There aren’t any published security advisories