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Any useful tools for Android source code review? [closed]

I'm wondering if anyone has some recommendations for Android source code review which is Java based. For example, reviewing an Android app for security issues. Bonus for being F/OSS. Fortify seems ...
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What Checkstyle or Findbugs rules detect common vulnerabilities?

Looking for experience with both built in and custom checks. I do not need references to commercial source code analysers.
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Is there a real risk of exploitation in java code where a null pointer is dereferenced

I'm playing with some generally well written and parsed java code, but there are some oddities thrown up by my code scanning tool. I know a null pointer dereference can crash a program, but assuming ...
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How to rate Open Source Libraries?

Is there some kind of automated scanning tool which detects threats in Open Source Java Libraries? I think the OWASP Orizon project tried to build such a tool, but it seems to be inactive for years ...