Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')

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Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection')
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Using realloc() to resize buffers that store sensitive information can leave the sensitive information exposed to attack, because it is not removed from memory.

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