const char *modbus_strerror(int errnum) {
    switch (errnum) {
    case EMBXILFUN:
        return "Illegal function";
    case EMBXILADD:
        return "Illegal data address";
    case EMBXILVAL:
        return "Illegal data value";
    case EMBXSFAIL:
        return "Slave device or server failure";
    case EMBXACK:
        return "Acknowledge";
    case EMBXSBUSY:
        return "Slave device or server is busy";
    case EMBXNACK:
        return "Negative acknowledge";
    case EMBXMEMPAR:
        return "Memory parity error";
    case EMBXGPATH:
        return "Gateway path unavailable";
    case EMBXGTAR:
        return "Target device failed to respond";
    case EMBBADCRC:
        return "Invalid CRC";
    case EMBBADDATA:
        return "Invalid data";
    case EMBBADEXC:
        return "Invalid exception code";
    case EMBMDATA:
        return "Too many data";
    case EMBBADSLAVE:
        return "Response not from requested slave";
    default:
        return strerror(errnum);
    }
}

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.