1 #include <string.h>

     2 #include <stdio.h>

     3 #include <stdlib.h>

     4 

     5 void foo (char *bar)

     6 {

     7   float my_float = 10.5;    // in hex: \x41\x28\x00\x00

     8   char  buffer[28];        

     9 

    10   printf("my float value = %f\n", my_float);

    11 

    12   strcpy(buffer, bar);  

    13  

    14   printf("my float value = %f\n", my_float);

    15 }

    16  

    17 int main (int argc, char **argv)

    18 {

    19   foo("my string is too long !!!!! ");                  // all is normal

    20   //foo("my string is too long !!!!! \x10\x10\xc0\x42");  // overwrites my_float

    21   return 0;

    22 }

    23