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# Race conditions

### Introduction

> A race condition vulnerability requires a 'collision' - two concurrent operations on a shared resource. James Kettle <https://portswigger.net/research/smashing-the-state-machine>

Intro

### Sections

* Method & tools
* Limit overrun
* Single-endpoint race conditions
* Multi-endpoint race conditions
* Defences & prevention
* Labs & writeups

### Video

<figure><img src="/files/bOHUh2zdsjItsf09lRys" alt=""><figcaption><p>Video in progress ;)</p></figcaption></figure>

### Cheatsheet

* [ ] asd
* [ ] asd
* [ ] asd