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This noncompliant code example demonstrates what is commonly referred to as an _off-by-one_ error \[[Dowd 06|AA. C References#Dowd 06]\]. The loop copies data from {{src}} to {{dest}}. However, the null terminator may incorrectly be written one byte past the end of {{dest}}. The flaw exists because the loop does not account for the null-termination character that must be appended to {{dest}}. |
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