diff --git a/buffer_overflow_example/strcpy_example.c b/buffer_overflow_example/strcpy_example.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41fa0b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buffer_overflow_example/strcpy_example.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include <string.h>
+void omarsucks(char *str)
+{
+	char buffer[12];
+	/* The following strcpy will result in buffer overflow */
+	strcpy(buffer, str);
+}
+int main()
+{
+	char *str = "This text is indeed a lot bigger or longer than 12";
+	omarsucks(str);
+	return 1;
+}