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CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

BaseIncompleteExploit Likelihood: Medium
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The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check.

Technical Details

Structure
Simple

Applicable To

Languages
Not Language-Specific
Platforms
CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition | CWE Lookup | Inventive HQ