Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Discouraged

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

5569 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-4CJC-FF35-F4F5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-24 18:30 – Updated: 2024-09-11 18:30
VLAI
Details

An adversary could cause a continuous restart loop to the entire device by sending a large quantity of HTTP GET requests if the controller has the built-in web server enabled but does not have the built-in web server completely set up and configured for the SNAP PAC S1 Firmware version R10.3b

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-40710"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-08-24T17:15:09Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An adversary could cause a continuous restart loop to the entire device by sending a large quantity of HTTP GET requests if the controller has the built-in web server enabled but does not have the built-in web server completely set up and configured for the\u00a0SNAP PAC S1 Firmware version R10.3b\n",
  "id": "GHSA-4cjc-ff35-f4f5",
  "modified": "2024-09-11T18:30:59Z",
  "published": "2023-08-24T18:30:51Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40710"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-236-02"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4CP7-9F6J-9X6F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-07 15:30 – Updated: 2025-07-07 15:30
VLAI
Details

MongoDB Server's mongos component can become unresponsive to new connections due to incorrect handling of incomplete data. This affects MongoDB when configured with load balancer support. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 prior to 6.0.23, MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.20 and MongoDB Server v8.0 prior to 8.0.9

Required Configuration:

This affects MongoDB sharded clusters when configured with load balancer support for mongos using HAProxy on specified ports.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-6714"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-07T15:15:29Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "MongoDB Server\u0027s mongos component can become unresponsive to new connections due to incorrect handling of incomplete data. This affects MongoDB when configured with load balancer support. This issue affects MongoDB Server v6.0 prior to 6.0.23, MongoDB Server v7.0 prior to 7.0.20 and MongoDB Server v8.0 prior to 8.0.9\n\nRequired Configuration:\n\nThis affects MongoDB sharded clusters when configured with load balancer support for mongos using HAProxy on specified ports.",
  "id": "GHSA-4cp7-9f6j-9x6f",
  "modified": "2025-07-07T15:30:40Z",
  "published": "2025-07-07T15:30:40Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6714"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://jira.mongodb.org/browse/SERVER-106753"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4CQC-25M3-F64G

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:49 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:49
VLAI
Details

An issue was discovered in arm_pt in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_arm_hp_template, demangle_class_name, demangle_fund_type, do_type, do_arg, demangle_args, and demangle_nested_args. This can occur during execution of nm-new.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-12641"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-22T12:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue was discovered in arm_pt in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_arm_hp_template, demangle_class_name, demangle_fund_type, do_type, do_arg, demangle_args, and demangle_nested_args. This can occur during execution of nm-new.",
  "id": "GHSA-4cqc-25m3-f64g",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:49:37Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:49:37Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12641"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763099"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85452"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23058"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4CWW-F7W5-X525

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-08-25 20:46 – Updated: 2023-12-08 19:31
VLAI
Summary
Stack consumption in trust-dns-server
Details

There's a stack overflow leading to a crash and potential DOS when processing additional records for return of MX or SRV record types from the server. This is only possible when a zone is configured with a null target for MX or SRV records. Prior to 0.16.0 the additional record processing was not supported by trust-dns-server. There Are no known issues with upgrading from 0.16 or 0.17 to 0.18.1. The remidy should be to upgrade to 0.18.1. If unable to do so, MX, SRV or other record types with a target to the null type, should be avoided.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "crates.io",
        "name": "trust-dns-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0.16.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "0.18.1"
            }
          ],
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        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-35857"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-08-19T21:20:03Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-12-31T10:15:14Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "There\u0027s a stack overflow leading to a crash and potential DOS when processing additional records for return of MX or SRV record types from the server. This is only possible when a zone is configured with a null target for MX or SRV records. Prior to 0.16.0 the additional record processing was not supported by trust-dns-server. There Are no known issues with upgrading from 0.16 or 0.17 to 0.18.1. The remidy should be to upgrade to 0.18.1. If unable to do so, MX, SRV or other record types with a target to the null type, should be avoided.",
  "id": "GHSA-4cww-f7w5-x525",
  "modified": "2023-12-08T19:31:23Z",
  "published": "2021-08-25T20:46:13Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-35857"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bluejekyll/trust-dns/issues/980"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bluejekyll/trust-dns/pull/982"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bluejekyll/trust-dns/commit/8b9eab05795fdc098976262853b2498055c7a8f3"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bluejekyll/trust-dns"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://rustsec.org/advisories/RUSTSEC-2020-0001.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Stack consumption in trust-dns-server"
}

GHSA-4F2H-J443-G993

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-07 09:30 – Updated: 2025-05-28 18:33
VLAI
Details

A lack of rate limiting in pjActionAjaxSend in Car Rental v3.0 allows attackers to cause resource exhaustion.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-48834"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-07T07:15:11Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A lack of rate limiting in pjActionAjaxSend in Car Rental v3.0 allows attackers to cause resource exhaustion.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f2h-j443-g993",
  "modified": "2025-05-28T18:33:06Z",
  "published": "2023-12-07T09:30:44Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48834"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.phpjabbers.com/car-rental-script"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176043"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4F3H-89PJ-W84F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-20 12:32 – Updated: 2025-03-20 12:32
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer version 1 allows an attacker to perform a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) by manipulating regular expressions. This can significantly slow down the application's response time and potentially render it completely unusable.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-7779"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333",
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T10:15:37Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability in danswer-ai/danswer version 1 allows an attacker to perform a Regular Expression Denial of Service (ReDoS) by manipulating regular expressions. This can significantly slow down the application\u0027s response time and potentially render it completely unusable.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f3h-89pj-w84f",
  "modified": "2025-03-20T12:32:46Z",
  "published": "2025-03-20T12:32:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-7779"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/829f7d9f-8755-4362-bd40-801e4690dcdc"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4F45-X86C-28MM

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-11-02 12:00 – Updated: 2022-11-02 19:00
VLAI
Details

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Joining a malicious Wi-Fi network may result in a denial-of-service of the Settings app.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-32927"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-01T20:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 15.7.1 and iPadOS 15.7.1, iOS 16.1 and iPadOS 16. Joining a malicious Wi-Fi network may result in a denial-of-service of the Settings app.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f45-x86c-28mm",
  "modified": "2022-11-02T19:00:25Z",
  "published": "2022-11-02T12:00:42Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32927"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213489"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213490"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4F69-4V87-7C6H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-15 21:31 – Updated: 2025-07-15 21:31
VLAI
Details

Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0 and 14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-30753"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-07-15T20:15:29Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle WebLogic Server product of Oracle Fusion Middleware (component: Core).  Supported versions that are affected are 12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0 and  14.1.2.0.0. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server.  Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle WebLogic Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 6.5 (Availability impacts).  CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
  "id": "GHSA-4f69-4v87-7c6h",
  "modified": "2025-07-15T21:31:39Z",
  "published": "2025-07-15T21:31:39Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30753"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2025.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4F6G-68PF-7VHV

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-09 19:48 – Updated: 2026-01-11 14:53
VLAI
Summary
pypdf has possible long runtimes for malformed startxref
Details

Impact

An attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for invalid startxref entries. When rebuilding the cross-reference table, PDF files with lots of whitespace characters become problematic. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected.

Patches

This has been fixed in pypdf==6.6.0.

Workarounds

from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter


# Instead of
reader = PdfReader("file.pdf")
# use the strict mode:
reader = PdfReader("file.pdf", strict=True)

# Instead of
writer = PdfWriter(clone_from="file.pdf")
# use an explicit strict reader:
writer = PdfWriter(clone_from=PdfReader("file.pdf", strict=True))

Resources

This issue has been fixed in #3594.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "pypdf"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.6.0"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-22691"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-1333",
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-01-09T19:48:57Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-10T05:16:08Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nAn attacker who exploits this vulnerability can craft a PDF which leads to possibly long runtimes for invalid `startxref` entries. When rebuilding the cross-reference table, PDF files with lots of whitespace characters become problematic. Only the non-strict reading mode is affected.\n\n### Patches\nThis has been fixed in [pypdf==6.6.0](https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.6.0).\n\n### Workarounds\n\n```python\nfrom pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter\n\n\n# Instead of\nreader = PdfReader(\"file.pdf\")\n# use the strict mode:\nreader = PdfReader(\"file.pdf\", strict=True)\n\n# Instead of\nwriter = PdfWriter(clone_from=\"file.pdf\")\n# use an explicit strict reader:\nwriter = PdfWriter(clone_from=PdfReader(\"file.pdf\", strict=True))\n```\n\n### Resources\nThis issue has been fixed in #3594.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f6g-68pf-7vhv",
  "modified": "2026-01-11T14:53:40Z",
  "published": "2026-01-09T19:48:57Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/security/advisories/GHSA-4f6g-68pf-7vhv"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22691"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/pull/3594"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/commit/294165726b646bb7799be1cc787f593f2fdbcf45"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/py-pdf/pypdf/releases/tag/6.6.0"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "pypdf has possible long runtimes for malformed startxref"
}

GHSA-4F8H-HQ55-XRP6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-01-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-01-15 21:31
VLAI
Details

An issue in nanomq v0.22.7 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted request. The number of data packets received in the recv-q queue of the Nanomq process continues to increase, causing the nanomq broker to fall into a deadlock and be unable to provide normal services.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-48077"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-01-15T20:16:02Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "An issue in nanomq v0.22.7 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted request. The number of data packets received in the recv-q queue of the Nanomq process continues to increase, causing the nanomq broker to fall into a deadlock and be unable to provide normal services.",
  "id": "GHSA-4f8h-hq55-xrp6",
  "modified": "2026-01-15T21:31:47Z",
  "published": "2026-01-15T21:31:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-48077"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://gist.github.com/pengwGit/2379e7a8fe75d09621f7c060db0237c4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/nanomq/nanomq"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Design throttling mechanisms into the system architecture. The best protection is to limit the amount of resources that an unauthorized user can cause to be expended. A strong authentication and access control model will help prevent such attacks from occurring in the first place. The login application should be protected against DoS attacks as much as possible. Limiting the database access, perhaps by caching result sets, can help minimize the resources expended. To further limit the potential for a DoS attack, consider tracking the rate of requests received from users and blocking requests that exceed a defined rate threshold.

Mitigation
Architecture and Design
  • Mitigation of resource exhaustion attacks requires that the target system either:
  • The first of these solutions is an issue in itself though, since it may allow attackers to prevent the use of the system by a particular valid user. If the attacker impersonates the valid user, they may be able to prevent the user from accessing the server in question.
  • The second solution is simply difficult to effectively institute -- and even when properly done, it does not provide a full solution. It simply makes the attack require more resources on the part of the attacker.
  • recognizes the attack and denies that user further access for a given amount of time, or
  • uniformly throttles all requests in order to make it more difficult to consume resources more quickly than they can again be freed.
Mitigation
Architecture and Design

Ensure that protocols have specific limits of scale placed on them.

Mitigation
Implementation

Ensure that all failures in resource allocation place the system into a safe posture.

CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death

An attacker initiates a resource depletion attack where a large number of small XML messages are delivered at a sufficiently rapid rate to cause a denial of service or crash of the target. Transactions such as repetitive SOAP transactions can deplete resources faster than a simple flooding attack because of the additional resources used by the SOAP protocol and the resources necessary to process SOAP messages. The transactions used are immaterial as long as they cause resource utilization on the target. In other words, this is a normal flooding attack augmented by using messages that will require extra processing on the target.

CAPEC-227: Sustained Client Engagement

An adversary attempts to deny legitimate users access to a resource by continually engaging a specific resource in an attempt to keep the resource tied up as long as possible. The adversary's primary goal is not to crash or flood the target, which would alert defenders; rather it is to repeatedly perform actions or abuse algorithmic flaws such that a given resource is tied up and not available to a legitimate user. By carefully crafting a requests that keep the resource engaged through what is seemingly benign requests, legitimate users are limited or completely denied access to the resource.

CAPEC-492: Regular Expression Exponential Blowup

An adversary may execute an attack on a program that uses a poor Regular Expression(Regex) implementation by choosing input that results in an extreme situation for the Regex. A typical extreme situation operates at exponential time compared to the input size. This is due to most implementations using a Nondeterministic Finite Automaton(NFA) state machine to be built by the Regex algorithm since NFA allows backtracking and thus more complex regular expressions.