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Buffer overflow in C - Qomplainerz - 07-26-2023 Writing more data into an array than it can hold can cause memory corruption and security vulnerabilities. // Incorrect char name[5]; strcpy(name, "John Doe"); // Buffer overflow // Correct char name[50]; strcpy(name, "John Doe");