CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
5423 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-GVJG-R9FV-7QX9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 03:44 – Updated: 2023-02-08 18:12OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting images that are being uploaded using a token that expires during the process. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9623.
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"name": "glance"
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"name": "glance"
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"introduced": "2015.1.0"
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-5286"
],
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],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-02-08T18:12:35Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2015-10-26T17:59:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "OpenStack Image Service (Glance) before 2014.2.4 (juno) and 2015.1.x before 2015.1.2 (kilo) allows remote authenticated users to bypass the storage quota and cause a denial of service (disk consumption) by deleting images that are being uploaded using a token that expires during the process. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2014-9623.",
"id": "GHSA-gvjg-r9fv-7qx9",
"modified": "2023-02-08T18:12:35Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T03:44:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5286"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1897"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-5286"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1498163"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1267516"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://opendev.org/openstack/glance"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1897.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.openstack.org/ossa/OSSA-2015-020.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20200228024859/http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76943"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "OpenStack Image Service (Glance) allows remote authenticated users to bypass storage quota, cause denial of service"
}
GHSA-GVM3-M33Q-M4VQ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-05-12 21:31 – Updated: 2026-05-12 21:31CAI Content Credentials versions 0.78.2, 0.7.0 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-34665"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-05-12T20:16:37Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "CAI Content Credentials versions 0.78.2, 0.7.0 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to exhaust system resources, resulting in an application denial-of-service condition. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
"id": "GHSA-gvm3-m33q-m4vq",
"modified": "2026-05-12T21:31:34Z",
"published": "2026-05-12T21:31:34Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-34665"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/content-authenticity-sdk/apsb26-53.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"
}
]
}
GHSA-GVMV-RHMR-MW99
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-11 00:01 – Updated: 2022-05-20 00:00A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo DXR2 (All versions < V01.21.142.5-22), Desigo PXC3 (All versions < V01.21.142.4-18), Desigo PXC4 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884), Desigo PXC5 (All versions < V02.20.142.10-10884). The web application fails to enforce an upper bound to the cost factor of the PBKDF2 derived key during the creation or update of an account. An attacker with the user profile access privilege could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition through CPU consumption by setting a PBKDF2 derived key with a remarkably high cost effort and then attempting a login to the so-modified account.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-24040"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-10T11:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability has been identified in Desigo DXR2 (All versions \u003c V01.21.142.5-22), Desigo PXC3 (All versions \u003c V01.21.142.4-18), Desigo PXC4 (All versions \u003c V02.20.142.10-10884), Desigo PXC5 (All versions \u003c V02.20.142.10-10884). The web application fails to enforce an upper bound to the cost factor of the PBKDF2 derived key during the creation or update of an account. An attacker with the user profile access privilege could cause a denial of service (DoS) condition through CPU consumption by setting a PBKDF2 derived key with a remarkably high cost effort and then attempting a login to the so-modified account.",
"id": "GHSA-gvmv-rhmr-mw99",
"modified": "2022-05-20T00:00:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-11T00:01:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-24040"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-626968.pdf"
}
],
"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-GVPG-VGMX-XG6W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-11 06:30 – Updated: 2024-10-30 21:32In Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 9.37.2, an attacker can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large JWE p2c header value (aka iteration count) for the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "Maven",
"name": "com.nimbusds:nimbus-jose-jwt"
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"ranges": [
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"introduced": "0"
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"fixed": "9.37.2"
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]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-52428"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-03-15T14:23:03Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-11T05:15:08Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT before 9.37.2, an attacker can cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via a large JWE p2c header value (aka iteration count) for the PasswordBasedDecrypter (PBKDF2) component.",
"id": "GHSA-gvpg-vgmx-xg6w",
"modified": "2024-10-30T21:32:55Z",
"published": "2024-02-11T06:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52428"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/commits/3b3b77e"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bitbucket.org/connect2id/nimbus-jose-jwt/issues/526"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://connect2id.com/products/nimbus-jose-jwt"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Denial of Service in Connect2id Nimbus JOSE+JWT"
}
GHSA-GVQG-4VGR-VQ39
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:32 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:32A potential denial-of-service issue in the Proxygen handling of invalid HTTP2 priority settings (specifically a circular dependency). This affects Proxygen prior to v2018.12.31.00.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-6346"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-12-31T22:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A potential denial-of-service issue in the Proxygen handling of invalid HTTP2 priority settings (specifically a circular dependency). This affects Proxygen prior to v2018.12.31.00.",
"id": "GHSA-gvqg-4vgr-vq39",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:32:02Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:32:02Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6346"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/facebook/proxygen/commit/52cf331743ebd74194d6343a6c2ec52bb917c982"
}
],
"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-GW2C-9HQF-W753
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:43 – Updated: 2022-10-07 18:16A flaw was found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-16878"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-18T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in pacemaker up to and including version 2.0.1. An insufficient verification inflicted preference of uncontrolled processes can lead to DoS",
"id": "GHSA-gw2c-9hqf-w753",
"modified": "2022-10-07T18:16:04Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:43:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16878"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ClusterLabs/pacemaker/pull/1749"
},
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1278"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1279"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-16878"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/01/msg00007.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3GCWFO7GL6MBU6C4BGFO3P6L77DIBBF3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/FY4M4RMIG2POKC6OOFQODGKPRYXHET2F"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HR6QUYGML735EI3HEEHYRDW7EG73BUH2"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-09"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3952-1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00012.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00034.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108039"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-GW2Q-QW9J-RGV7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-20 12:32 – Updated: 2025-03-20 18:54A vulnerability in BerriAI/litellm, as of commit 26c03c9, allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting the use of ast.literal_eval to parse user input. This function is not safe and is prone to DoS attacks, which can crash the litellm Python server.
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"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "litellm"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.53.1.dev1"
}
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"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-10188"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-20T18:54:47Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T10:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in BerriAI/litellm, as of commit 26c03c9, allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting the use of ast.literal_eval to parse user input. This function is not safe and is prone to DoS attacks, which can crash the litellm Python server.",
"id": "GHSA-gw2q-qw9j-rgv7",
"modified": "2025-03-20T18:54:47Z",
"published": "2025-03-20T12:32:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10188"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/21156ff5d0d84a7dd93f951ca033275c77e4f73c"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/BerriAI/litellm"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/96a32812-213c-4819-ba4e-36143d35e95b"
}
],
"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"
}
],
"summary": "LiteLLM Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS)"
}
GHSA-GW56-F2CH-V6JJ
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:29 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:29Node.js 4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2015-7384"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-10-10T16:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Node.js 4.0.0, 4.1.0, and 4.1.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-gw56-f2ch-v6jj",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:29:48Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:29:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7384"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/3138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1268791"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101260"
}
],
"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-GW7G-QR8W-3448
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-11-13 03:30 – Updated: 2024-10-26 18:35Remarshal prior to v0.17.1 expands YAML alias nodes unlimitedly, hence Remarshal is vulnerable to Billion Laughs Attack. Processing untrusted YAML files may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.
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"affected": [
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "remarshal"
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"ranges": [
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"events": [
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]
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-47163"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-674"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-11-14T22:19:05Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-11-13T03:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Remarshal prior to v0.17.1 expands YAML alias nodes unlimitedly, hence Remarshal is vulnerable to Billion Laughs Attack. Processing untrusted YAML files may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition.",
"id": "GHSA-gw7g-qr8w-3448",
"modified": "2024-10-26T18:35:38Z",
"published": "2023-11-13T03:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-47163"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/remarshal-project/remarshal/commit/fd6ac799a02f533c3fc243b49cdd6d21aa7ee494"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/remarshal/PYSEC-2023-236.yaml"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/remarshal-project/remarshal"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/remarshal-project/remarshal/releases/tag/v0.17.1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN86156389"
}
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"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Remarshal expands YAML alias nodes unlimitedly, hence Remarshal is vulnerable to Billion Laughs Attack"
}
GHSA-GWGM-RHR4-MF4H
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-09 21:30 – Updated: 2024-11-12 15:30A flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-6501"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-09T20:15:12Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "A flaw was found in NetworkManager. When a system running NetworkManager with DEBUG logs enabled and an interface eth1 configured with LLDP enabled, a malicious user could inject a malformed LLDP packet. NetworkManager would crash, leading to a denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-gwgm-rhr4-mf4h",
"modified": "2024-11-12T15:30:32Z",
"published": "2024-07-09T21:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6501"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9317"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-6501"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295734"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
Mitigation
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
- 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
Ensure that protocols have specific limits of scale placed on them.
Mitigation
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.