smashes the stack

A form of smash the stack — To corrupt the call stack, causing execution to jump to a random address, sometimes used as a malicious attack on a system.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of smash the stack
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APA

smashes the stack. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashes%20the%20stack

MLA

“smashes the stack.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashes%20the%20stack. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “smashes the stack,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smashes%20the%20stack.

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