Linux-2.4.22 memory overwriting

[Julien Rebetez]

Hi !
I've writen the following program :


#include <stdio.h>

int main ()
{
       int p[4];
       p[0]=1;
       p[1]=2;
       p[2]=3;
       p[3]=4;
       p[4]=5;

       printf ("%i, %i, %i, %i, %i\n", p[0], p[1], p[2], p[3],
p[4]);
       return 0;
}

I compile it with :

gcc -o test test.c -Wall

and when i launch it, the output is :

julien:$> ./test
1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Should I not get a SIGSEV from the system ? Isn't it dangerous to allow 
the user to put 5 elements in a 4 elements tab?

(tested on Linux 2.4.22 on a i686)

Thanks

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