The software checks the status of a file or directory before
					accessing it, which produces a race condition in which the file can be replaced
					with a link before the access is performed, causing the software to access the
					wrong file.While developers might expect that there is a very narrow time window
						between the time of check and time of use, there is still a race condition.
						An attacker could cause the software to slow down (e.g. with memory
						consumption), causing the time window to become larger. Alternately, in some
						situations, the attacker could win the race by performing a large number of
						attacks.