CWE-662 Improper Synchronization – Detailed Weakness Analysis

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CAPEC Patterns referencing CWE-662

Below is a list of CAPEC attack patterns associated with this CWE-662. Click on each CAPEC to learn more. The right column shows the related weaknesses (including this one).

CAPEC Related Weaknesses
Forced Deadlock
CWE-412 Unrestricted Externally Accessible Lock
CWE-567 Unsynchronized Access to Shared Data in a Multithreaded Context
CWE-662 Improper Synchronization
CWE-667 Improper Locking
CWE-833 Deadlock
CWE-1322 Use of Blocking Code in Single-threaded, Non-blocking Context
Leveraging Race Conditions
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-363 Race Condition Enabling Link Following
CWE-366 Race Condition within a Thread
CWE-368 Context Switching Race Condition
CWE-370 Missing Check for Certificate Revocation after Initial Check
CWE-662 Improper Synchronization
CWE-665 Improper Initialization
CWE-667 Improper Locking
CWE-689 Permission Race Condition During Resource Copy
CWE-1223 Race Condition for Write-Once Attributes
CWE-1254 Incorrect Comparison Logic Granularity
CWE-1298 Hardware Logic Contains Race Conditions
Leveraging Race Conditions via Symbolic Links
CWE-61 UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-662 Improper Synchronization
CWE-667 Improper Locking
CWE-689 Permission Race Condition During Resource Copy
Leveraging Time-of-Check and Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) Race Conditions
CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CWE-366 Race Condition within a Thread
CWE-367 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
CWE-368 Context Switching Race Condition
CWE-370 Missing Check for Certificate Revocation after Initial Check
CWE-662 Improper Synchronization
CWE-663 Use of a Non-reentrant Function in a Concurrent Context
CWE-665 Improper Initialization
CWE-691 Insufficient Control Flow Management

About CWE-662: Improper Synchronization

CWE-662 is one of the established Common Weakness Enumerations that identifies a specific type of vulnerability in software. Detailed analysis of CWE-662 helps organizations understand the risks associated with this weakness and implement effective countermeasures.

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