add max component

headers/computorv1.h

@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
  */
 
 #define DOUBLE_PRECISION 0.00001
-#define MAX_EXPONENT 1000
+// maximum exponent supported to avoid excessive variable-length stack allocation (VLA),
+// which can lead to stack overflows, segmentation faults, and potential denial-of-service (DoS)
+#define MAX_EXPONENT 1024
 
 /** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
  * MAIN.C