CWE-1088βSynchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout
PUBLISHEDweakness record
released 2019-01-03 Β· last modified 2026-04-30
Metadata
- CWE ID:
- CWE-1088
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Incomplete
- Release Date:
- 2019-01-03
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2026-04-30
Weakness Name
Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout
Description
The code has a synchronous call to a remote resource, but there is no timeout for the call, or the timeout is set to infinite.
Common Consequences
- Scope:
- Other
- Impact:
- Reduce Reliability
- Notes:
- This issue can prevent the product from running reliably, since an outage for the remote resource can cause the product to hang. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this reliability problem might introduce a vulnerability.