Coverity Scan: mamedev/mame

Project Name mamedev/mame
Lines of code analyzed 8,854,706
On Coverity Scan since Jul 11, 2015
Last build analyzed 3 days ago
   
Language C/C++
Repository URL https://github.com/mamedev/mame
Homepage URL http://www.mamedev.org/
License GPL (GNU General Public License version )

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Analysis Metrics

Version: mame0287-97-g5f88205caa4

Apr 01, 2026
Last Analyzed
8,854,706
Lines of Code Analyzed
7,865,200
Lines of Code in Selected Components
1.78
Defect Density

Defect changes since previous build dated Mar 29, 2026

5
Newly detected
1
Eliminated

Defects by status for current build

38,427
Total defects
14,027
Outstanding
23,697
Fixed
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Note: Defect density is measured by the number of defects per 1,000 lines of code.


Analysis Metrics per Components

Component Name Pattern Ignore Line of Code Defect density
3rdparty /3rdparty/.* Yes 848,198 N/A
msys64 /msys64/.* Yes 0 N/A
generated /build/generated/.* No 783,334 0.02
devices /src/devices/.* No 4,076,456 2.86
emu /src/emu/.* No 86,058 1.91
frontend /src/frontend/.* No 43,530 1.15
formats /src/lib/formats/.* No 47,642 2.64
netlist /src/lib/netlist/.* No 116,708 0.51
util /src/lib/util/.* No 29,849 4.42
mame /src/mame/.* No 2,482,215 0.65
osd /src/osd/.* No 50,848 2.08
tools /src/tools/.* No 42,935 2.77
zexall /src/zexall/.* No 0 N/A
System includes /usr/include/.* Yes 141,308 N/A
Other .* No 106,785 0.00

CWE Top 25 defects

ID CWE-Name Number of Defects
120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') 14
131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size 2
190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound 384
676 Use of Potentially Dangerous Function 8
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