ptaaGetPta(PTAA    *ptaa,
           l_int32  index,
           l_int32  accessflag)
{
    PROCNAME("ptaaGetPta");

    if (!ptaa)
        return (PTA *)ERROR_PTR("ptaa not defined", procName, NULL);
    if (index < 0 || index >= ptaa->n)
        return (PTA *)ERROR_PTR("index not valid", procName, NULL);

    if (accessflag == L_COPY)
        return ptaCopy(ptaa->pta[index]);
    else if (accessflag == L_CLONE)
        return ptaClone(ptaa->pta[index]);
    else
        return (PTA *)ERROR_PTR("invalid accessflag", procName, NULL);
}

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.