CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
5486 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-2MVQ-XP48-4C77
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-09-03 20:35 – Updated: 2021-09-29 18:37All versions of subtext are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package fails to enforce the maxBytes configuration for payloads with chunked encoding that are written to the file system. This allows attackers to send requests with arbitrary payload sizes, which may exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.
Recommendation
This package is not actively maintained and has been moved to @hapi/subtext where version 6.1.2.
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"CWE-400"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": "2020-08-31T18:49:45Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "All versions of `subtext` are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package fails to enforce the `maxBytes` configuration for payloads with chunked encoding that are written to the file system. This allows attackers to send requests with arbitrary payload sizes, which may exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThis package is not actively maintained and has been moved to `@hapi/subtext` where version 6.1.2.",
"id": "GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77",
"modified": "2021-09-29T18:37:04Z",
"published": "2020-09-03T20:35:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/hapijs/subtext/issues/72"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/hapijs/subtext"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1168"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "Denial of Service in subtext"
}
GHSA-2P2C-VWQ7-7VG6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:27 – Updated: 2024-12-27 18:30Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-12121"
],
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"CWE-400"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-11-28T17:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Node.js: All versions prior to Node.js 6.15.0, 8.14.0, 10.14.0 and 11.3.0: Denial of Service with large HTTP headers: By using a combination of many requests with maximum sized headers (almost 80 KB per connection), and carefully timed completion of the headers, it is possible to cause the HTTP server to abort from heap allocation failure. Attack potential is mitigated by the use of a load balancer or other proxy layer.",
"id": "GHSA-2p2c-vwq7-7vg6",
"modified": "2024-12-27T18:30:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:27:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12121"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1821"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2258"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3497"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-48"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241227-0008"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106043"
}
],
"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-2P3X-QW9C-25HH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-03-22 23:27 – Updated: 2022-02-08 21:33Impact
The vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream's security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types.
Patches
If you rely on XStream's default blacklist of the Security Framework, you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.
Workarounds
See workarounds for the different versions covering all CVEs.
References
See full information about the nature of the vulnerability and the steps to reproduce it in XStream's documentation for CVE-2021-21341.
Credits
The vulnerability was discovered and reported by threedr3am.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in XStream * Contact us at XStream Google Group
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-03-23T00:15:00Z",
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"details": "### Impact\nThe vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to allocate 100% CPU time on the target system depending on CPU type or parallel execution of such a payload resulting in a denial of service only by manipulating the processed input stream. No user is affected, who followed the recommendation to setup XStream\u0027s security framework with a whitelist limited to the minimal required types.\n\n### Patches\nIf you rely on XStream\u0027s default blacklist of the [Security Framework](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#framework), you will have to use at least version 1.4.16.\n\n### Workarounds\nSee [workarounds](https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround) for the different versions covering all CVEs.\n\n### References\nSee full information about the nature of the vulnerability and the steps to reproduce it in XStream\u0027s documentation for [CVE-2021-21341](https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21341.html).\n\n### Credits\nThe vulnerability was discovered and reported by threedr3am.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n* Open an issue in [XStream](https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/issues)\n* Contact us at [XStream Google Group](https://groups.google.com/group/xstream-user)",
"id": "GHSA-2p3x-qw9c-25hh",
"modified": "2022-02-08T21:33:42Z",
"published": "2021-03-22T23:27:51Z",
"references": [
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"url": "https://github.com/x-stream/xstream/security/advisories/GHSA-2p3x-qw9c-25hh"
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21341"
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/x-stream/xstream"
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"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r8244fd0831db894d5e89911ded9c72196d395a90ae655414d23ed0dd@%3Cusers.activemq.apache.org%3E"
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},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00002.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/22KVR6B5IZP3BGQ3HPWIO2FWWCKT3DHP"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PVPHZA7VW2RRSDCOIPP2W6O5ND254TU7"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QGXIU3YDPG6OGTDHMBLAFN7BPBERXREB"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.debian.org/security/2021/dsa-5004"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://x-stream.github.io/CVE-2021-21341.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://x-stream.github.io/security.html#workaround"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://x-stream.github.io/changes.html#1.4.16"
}
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"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": "XStream can cause a Denial of Service."
}
GHSA-2PFH-4X3H-W3HM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-25 18:32 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:53A denial of service vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin versions prior to
1.3.1.2
and
Lenovo Diagnostics versions prior to 4.45
that could allow a local user with administrative access to trigger a system crash.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-3698"
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-10-25T18:17:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "\nA denial of service vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo HardwareScanPlugin versions prior to \n\n1.3.1.2\n\n and\u00a0\n\nLenovo Diagnostics versions prior to 4.45\n\n that could allow a local user with administrative access to trigger a system crash.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-2pfh-4x3h-w3hm",
"modified": "2024-04-04T08:53:52Z",
"published": "2023-10-25T18:32:20Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3698"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-102365"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-94532"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2PGC-5R7F-433W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-05-30 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:23An issue found in edjing Mix v.7.09.01 for Android allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the database files.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-29735"
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"CWE-400"
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"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An issue found in edjing Mix v.7.09.01 for Android allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the database files.",
"id": "GHSA-2pgc-5r7f-433w",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:23:55Z",
"published": "2023-05-30T21:30:23Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29735"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/LianKee/SO-CVEs/blob/main/CVEs/CVE-2023-29735/CVE%20detail.md"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2PP6-55C2-PFX4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-19 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-22 00:00libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via HuffmanDecoder::Get at huffmandecoder.hpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-37769"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-18T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via HuffmanDecoder::Get at huffmandecoder.hpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-2pp6-55c2-pfx4",
"modified": "2022-08-22T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-08-19T00:00:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37769"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/78"
}
],
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2PR6-76VF-7546
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-06-05 14:35 – Updated: 2021-08-04 21:32Versions of js-yaml prior to 3.13.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. By parsing a carefully-crafted YAML file, the node process stalls and may exhaust system resources leading to a Denial of Service.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 3.13.0.
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"details": "Versions of `js-yaml` prior to 3.13.0 are vulnerable to Denial of Service. By parsing a carefully-crafted YAML file, the node process stalls and may exhaust system resources leading to a Denial of Service.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpgrade to version 3.13.0.",
"id": "GHSA-2pr6-76vf-7546",
"modified": "2021-08-04T21:32:56Z",
"published": "2019-06-05T14:35:29Z",
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/issues/475"
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"url": "https://github.com/nodeca/js-yaml/commit/a567ef3c6e61eb319f0bfc2671d91061afb01235"
},
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"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-JSYAML-173999"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/788"
},
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"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/788/versions"
}
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"summary": "Denial of Service in js-yaml"
}
GHSA-2Q3X-64CR-5MP5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-31 00:30 – Updated: 2025-10-31 00:30LibreChat version 0.7.9 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack due to unbounded parameter values in the /api/memories endpoint. The key and value parameters accept arbitrarily large inputs without proper validation, leading to a null pointer error in the Rust-based backend when excessively large values are submitted. This results in the inability to create new memories, impacting the stability of the service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-8849"
],
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"CWE-400"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-10-31T00:15:37Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "LibreChat version 0.7.9 is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack due to unbounded parameter values in the `/api/memories` endpoint. The `key` and `value` parameters accept arbitrarily large inputs without proper validation, leading to a null pointer error in the Rust-based backend when excessively large values are submitted. This results in the inability to create new memories, impacting the stability of the service.",
"id": "GHSA-2q3x-64cr-5mp5",
"modified": "2025-10-31T00:30:35Z",
"published": "2025-10-31T00:30:35Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8849"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/danny-avila/librechat/commit/edf33bedcbb08c33e59df76f06454ed7efd896f9"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/e9d9404c-cd19-4226-a580-9cba14b7d7d6"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2Q5X-GF4Q-9227
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-17 19:00 – Updated: 2022-10-20 19:00A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 While cloning an issue with special crafted content added to the description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-3283"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-17T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A potential DOS vulnerability was discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before before 15.2.5, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.4, all versions starting from 15.4 before 15.4.1 While cloning an issue with special crafted content added to the description could have been used to trigger high CPU usage.",
"id": "GHSA-2q5x-gf4q-9227",
"modified": "2022-10-20T19:00:36Z",
"published": "2022-10-17T19:00:27Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3283"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1543718"
},
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"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3283.json"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/361982"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-2QCW-856X-WXVP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-17 00:35 – Updated: 2022-05-17 00:35An FBX-5312 issue was discovered in WatchGuard Fireware before 12.0. If a login attempt is made in the XML-RPC interface with an XML message containing an empty member element, the wgagent crashes, logging out any user with a session opened in the UI. By continuously executing the failed login attempts, UI management of the device becomes impossible.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-14616"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2017-09-20T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An FBX-5312 issue was discovered in WatchGuard Fireware before 12.0. If a login attempt is made in the XML-RPC interface with an XML message containing an empty member element, the wgagent crashes, logging out any user with a session opened in the UI. By continuously executing the failed login attempts, UI management of the device becomes impossible.",
"id": "GHSA-2qcw-856x-wxvp",
"modified": "2022-05-17T00:35:39Z",
"published": "2022-05-17T00:35:39Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14616"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.sidertia.com/Home/Community/Blog/2017/09/18/Fixed-Fireware-XXE-DOS-and-stored-XSS-vulnerabilities-discovered-by-Sidertia"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/540427"
}
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"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.