return-oriented programming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A computer security exploit technique by which the attacker gains control of the call stack to hijack program control flow and then executes prepared instruction sequences ("gadgets") that are already present in the machine's memory.

Word forms

return-oriented programming

Synonyms

ROP
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