A type of flaw in an electronic or software system where the output is dependent on the sequence or timing of other uncontrolled events. It can occur when multiple processes access shared memory and causes synchronization problems.
Race condition attack is a situation that occurs when one process writes while another reads on a shared resource such as data. Time of check and Time of use (TOC/TOU) is an example of race condition attack. TOC/TOU is an attack on time difference between events.
the_cyberguy Answered question 14/07/2022