C

change(&a);
read_value(&b);
read_value(&a);
}

Determine which function call reads the value modified by

change and why.

Note that the read_value

function reads the value but does not return it, nor does it store it elsewhere.

A key takeaway from this section:

When analyzing data flow, it is not always necessary for two functions to interact directly.

Sometimes, one function modifies a value in memory, and another function—with no direct connection to the first—accesses that same location via a pointer.

In reverse engineering, tracing these very indirect connections can reveal the program's actual behavior.

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