Coverity Scan: perl5
| Project Name | perl5 |
|---|---|
| Lines of code analyzed | 1,243,939 |
| On Coverity Scan since | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Last build analyzed | 4 days ago |
| Language | C/C++ |
| Repository URL | git://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git |
| Homepage URL | http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git |
| License | Artistic (Artistic license ) |
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Version: v5.43.7-395-g5723e4ed74
- Feb 16, 2026
- Last Analyzed
- 1,243,939
- Lines of Code Analyzed
- 0.20
- Defect Density
Defect changes since previous build dated Jan 26, 2026
- 4
- Newly detected
- 6
- Eliminated
Defects by status for current build
- 1,558
- Total defects
- 250
- Outstanding
- 1,090
- Fixed
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Open Source Defect Density
perl5:1,243,939 line of code and0.21 defect density
Open Source Defect Density By Project Size
| Line of Code (LOC) | Defect Density |
|---|---|
| Less than 100,000 | 0.35 |
| 100,000 to 499,999 | 0.5 |
| 500,000 to 1 million | 0.7 |
| More than 1 million | 0.65 |
Note: Defect density is measured by the number of defects per 1,000 lines of code, identified by the Coverity platform. The numbers shown above are from our 2013 Coverity Scan Report, which analyzed 250 million lines of open source code.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| core | /[^/]+\.[hc]$ | No | 216,253 | 0.50 |
| ext | /ext/.* | No | 93,398 | 0.87 |
| dist | /dist/.* | No | 98,884 | 0.63 |
| ignored | /cpan/Time-HiRes/tmp.* | Yes | 0 | N/A |
| cpan | /cpan/.* | No | 323,390 | 0.06 |
| Other | .* | No | 517,392 | 0.00 |
CWE Top 25 defects
| ID | CWE-Name | Number of Defects |
|---|---|---|
| 190 | Integer Overflow or Wraparound | 109 |
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