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Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
Properties
id: d3f:CWE-367
- name
- Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
- definition
- 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. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.
- synonyms
- TOCCTOU
- synonyms
- TOCTTOU
Neighbors
CWE-367 has no direct neighbors in this release.