#include #include #include int main(int argc, const char *argv[]) { char *char_ptr; int *int_ptr; int mem_size; if (argc < 2) mem_size = 50; else mem_size = atoi(argv[1]); printf("\t[+] allocating %d bytes of memory on the heap for char_ptr\n", mem_size); char_ptr = (char *) malloc(mem_size); if (char_ptr == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "error: could not allocate heap memory.\n"); exit(-1); } strcpy(char_ptr, "this memory is located on the heap."); printf("char_ptr (%p) --> '%s'\n", char_ptr, char_ptr); printf("\t[+] allocating 12 bytes of memory on the heap for int_ptr\n"); int_ptr = (int *) malloc(12); if (int_ptr == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not allocate heap memory.\n"); exit(-1); } *int_ptr = 31337; printf("int_ptr (%p) --> %d\n", int_ptr, *int_ptr); printf("\t[-] freeing char_ptr's heap memory...\n"); free(char_ptr); printf("\t[+] allocating another 15 bytes for char_ptr\n"); char_ptr = (char *)malloc(15); if (char_ptr == NULL) { fprintf(stderr, "Error: could not allocate heap memory.\n"); exit(-1); } strcpy(char_ptr, "new memory"); printf("char_ptr (%p) --> '%s'\n", char_ptr, char_ptr); printf("\t[-] freeing int_ptr's heap memory...\n"); free(int_ptr); printf("\t[-] freeing char_ptr's heap memory...\n"); free(char_ptr); return 0; }