Usually, the compiler generates the stack smashing detected error in response to its defense mechanism against buffer overflows. A buffer​ overflow occurs when the user input exceeds the buffer capacity. ... In such a ​case, the compiler will throw the stack smashing detected error.

Is stack smashing the same as buffer overflow?

The stack-smashing attack is in fact a type of buffer overflow attack, and may sometimes be called a stack buffer overflow attack.

What is stack bashing?

Stack smashing is a fancy term used for stack buffer overflows. It refers to attacks that exploit bugs in code enabling buffer overflows. ... Well, this came in as pleasant surprise that the execution environment was somehow able to detect that buffer overflow could happen in this case.