C/C++

Applicability

C/C++ is supported for Snyk Open Source and Snyk Code.

Specific considerations apply for the Snyk CLI for open-source C++ scans. Guidance for Snyk for C/C++ is provided.

Check the language availability to be imported as an application, tested, or monitored using the Snyk products.

Available functions:

• SCM import is available only for Snyk Code.

• Test or monitor your app through CLI and IDE for both Snyk Open Source and Snyk Code.

• Test your app's SBOM using pkg:generic.

• Test your app's packages using pkg:generic.

For Snyk IDE, no additional options are required. The Snyk plugin has views within the IDE for displaying results.

Package managers and supported file extensions

Snyk for C/C++ does not support any package managers but supports the following file formats:

• Snyk Open Source: N/A

• Snyk Code: .c, .cc, .cpp, .cxx, .h, .hpp, .hxx

Frameworks and libraries

The following frameworks and libraries are supported in Snyk for C/C++:

• argparse parser - Comprehensive

• Asio Library - Comprehensive

• Boost Library - Partial

• Botan LIbrary - Comprehensive

• C Standard Library - Comprehensive

• C++ Standard Library - Comprehensive

• Curl library - Comprehensive

• fstream framework - Comprehensive

• grpc-cpp library - Comprehensive

• HTTPlib framework - Comprehensive

• JsonCpp library - Comprehensive

• liboai framework - Comprehensive

• libpq library - Comprehensive

• libpqxx framework - Comprehensive

• libsodium library - Comprehensive

• LibTomCrypt framework - Comprehensive

• libxml2 framework - Comprehensive

• MySQL framework - Comprehensive

• OpenSSL framework- Comprehensive

• POSIX LIbrary - Comprehensive

• pugixml library - Comprehensive

• SQLite library - Comprehensive

• WinHTTP framework - Comprehensive

• Xerces libraries - Comprehensive

Features

The following features are supported in Snyk for C/C++:

Snyk Open Source	Snyk Code
License scanning Reports	Interfile analysis

PR Checks configured to “Only fail when the issues found have a fix available” rely on Snyk FixPR support and will not alert for C/C++ or other languages that do not support FixPRs.