cscan 0.1.1

A simple C vuln cli scanner

CScan – C Source Code Vulnerability Scanner

CScan is a command-line tool for analyzing C source code for memory safety and security vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows, memory leaks, use-after-free, null pointer dereferences, format string vulnerabilities, and array bounds violations.

Features

• Scan single C files or entire directories recursively
• Detects high-risk vulnerabilities with confidence scoring
• Generates detailed JSON reports
• CLI flags for custom confidence thresholds and output files
• Supports verbose output for debugging

Installation

Install via PyPI (or TestPyPI for testing):

pip install cscan

Usage

Scan a single file:

cscan scan vulnerable.c

Scan a directory recursively with custom confidence threshold:

cscan scan src/ --recursive --confidence 0.8 --output report.json

Enable verbose output:

cscan scan src/ -v

Output

• Prints vulnerabilities to the terminal, grouped by severity
• Generates JSON report (if --output specified) with:
  • Metadata (scan time, scanner version, files analyzed)
  • Findings (detailed per-vulnerability information)
  • Summary statistics by severity, type, and file

Example

CRITICAL SEVERITY (2 findings):

[Buffer Overflow] example.c:42 Function: copy_input Confidence: 100% Description: Unsafe function 'strcpy()' without bounds checking Recommendation: Use strncpy() with proper size limits CWE: CWE-120

[Use After Free] example.c:78 Function: cleanup Confidence: 85% Description: Variable 'ptr' used after being freed Recommendation: Set pointer to NULL after free() CWE: CWE-416

License

MIT License © 2025 Evan Kirtz