How this program can crash into other applications, as one application can't
play with other application address space.
On 08 Mar 2007 05:09:29 -0800, Sumit Chawla <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On 07 Mar 2007 18:36:56 -0800, Chetan Nanda <[EMAIL
> PROTECTED]<chetannanda%40gmail.com>>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > Acn anybody explain me the behavior of the following program.
> >
> > #include <stdio.h>
> > int main()
> > {
> > char *dst = (char *) malloc(4);
> > strcpy(dst, "This is a nice palace");
> >
> > exit(0);
> > }
> >
> > This is a clear case of memory corruption. But it do not crash. I am
> using
> > GCC as compiler.
> >
> > ~nandac
> >
>
> You are crossing the memory bounds and corrupting the memory block which
> might have been allocated to other parts of your program or some other
> program. It might crash the other programs or applications. So behavior is
> undefined.
>
> --
> Regards
> Sumit Chawla ("eNetra : Hail the Invention")
>
> "Computers are useless. They can only give you answers.":Pablo Picasso
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Thanks & Regards
Chetan Nanda
Software Engineer
Conexant System,Noida
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