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When the following program is compiled and run with GCC 4.4.3 on Linux, the value of i is 5, as if the getlen() function returned 5, causing an out-of-bounds write to the data array:

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MSC37-EX1: According to the C Standard, subclause 5.1.2.2.3, paragraph 1 [ISO/IEC 9899:2011], "reaching the } that terminates the main function returns a value of 0." As a result, it is permissible for control to reach the end of the main function () function without executing a return statement.

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