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Automotive Electronic Control Unit
Barcode Scanner Input Device
Binary Large Object
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Bitmap Image
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Block Device
Boot Loader
Boot ROM
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Browser
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Build Tool
Bus Message
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Business Communication Platform Client
CA Certificate File
Processor Cache Memory
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Clipboard
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Compiler
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Zero Client Computer
Properties
id: d3f:CWE-368
- name
- Context Switching Race Condition
- definition
- A product performs a series of non-atomic actions to switch between contexts that cross privilege or other security boundaries, but a race condition allows an attacker to modify or misrepresent the product's behavior during the switch.
Neighbors
CWE-368 has no direct neighbors in this release.Inferred Relationships
Related Countermeasure Techniques
Related Weaknesses
CWE-368 has no related weaknesses in this release.