# smash the stack

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To corrupt the call stack, causing execution to jump to a random address, sometimes used as a malicious attack on a system.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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