General Information

Time of Check to Time of Use File Access Race Condition

Variants:
Direct 

Also Known As:
TOCTTOU, Race Condition

Vector Type:
Attack

Relevance:
Generic

Layer:
Application-Level

Platforms:
Any

Target Type:
Application

Affected Mechanisms:
Synchronization

Invented In:
01/01/1999

Added In:
25/12/2014



Direct Variant:

TOCTTOU File Access Race Condition

Also Known As:
Time of Check to Time of Use File Access Race Condition

Typical Severity:
Major

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