Code reviewMediumcr-g162

Subject Buffer overflowLevel Mid–Senior~20 minCommon in Algorithms & data structures interviewsIndustries Software development

Question

Review this C function that reads a username into a fixed buffer.

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1#include <stdio.h>2#include <string.h>3 4void greet(const char *input) {5    char name[16];6    strcpy(name, input);7    printf("Hello, %s\n", name);8}

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