CWE-421: Race Condition During Access to Alternate Channel
Description
The product opens an alternate channel to communicate with an authorized user, but the channel is accessible to other actors.
Submission Date :
July 19, 2006, midnight
Modification Date :
2023-06-29 00:00:00+00:00
Organization :
MITRE
Extended Description
This creates a race condition that allows an attacker to access the channel before the authorized user does.
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