CWE-1088: Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout
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.
Overview
CWE-1088 (Synchronous Access of Remote Resource without Timeout) is a base-level software weakness catalogued by MITRE in the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE). It describes a recurring type of mistake that can lead to exploitable security vulnerabilities.