return-oriented programming

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|programming}} A computer [[security]] [[exploit]] [[technique]] by which the attacker gains control of the [[call stack]] to hijack program control flow and then [[execute]]s prepared instruction sequences ("[[gadget]]s") that are already present in the machine's [[memory]].

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