CWE-386Symbolic Name not Mapping to Correct Object

Description

A constant symbolic reference to an object is used, even though the reference can resolve to a different object over time.

Common consequences

• Access Control→Gain Privileges or Assume Identity
  The attacker can gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.
• Integrity,Confidentiality,Other→Modify Application Data,Modify Files or Directories,Read Application Data,Read Files or Directories,Other
  Race conditions such as this kind may be employed to gain read or write access to resources not normally readable or writable by the user in question.
• Integrity,Other→Modify Application Data,Other
  The resource in question, or other resources (through the corrupted one) may be changed in undesirable ways by a malicious user.
• Non-Repudiation→Hide Activities
  If a file or other resource is written in this method, as opposed to a valid way, logging of the activity may not occur.
• Non-Repudiation,Integrity→Modify Files or Directories
  In some cases it may be possible to delete files that a malicious user might not otherwise have access to -- such as log files.

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