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Which attack exploits race conditions in software to gain unauthorized privileges?
- Buffer Overflow
- Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use
- SQL Injection
- Cross-Site Scripting
Answer: Time-of-Check-Time-of-Use
TOCTOU attacks exploit window between permission check and resource use, allowing privilege escalation or data corruption. Mitigation: atomic operations, locking, and careful design. Critical for secure coding and system security questions.