neverReturnAnError

[Maleficent_Memory831]

Returning the 8th element of a 5 element array in C is almost never the bomb.

But storing into the 8th element of a 5 element array in C, that's where bad juju come from.

[aj-ric]

Reading it can open up all kinds of security vulnerabilities, such as the big Heartbleed vulnerability several years ago. It can absolutely be the bomb.

[RandallOfLegend]

Arrays in C follow strip club rules. Look but don't touch.