CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
6465 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-68XF-4W7R-P3V5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-12-13 18:30 – Updated: 2022-12-15 15:32In NotificationChannel of NotificationChannel.java, there is a possible failure to persist permissions settings due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-242703217
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-20488"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-1284",
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-12-13T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In NotificationChannel of NotificationChannel.java, there is a possible failure to persist permissions settings due to resource exhaustion. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-242703217",
"id": "GHSA-68xf-4w7r-p3v5",
"modified": "2022-12-15T15:32:12Z",
"published": "2022-12-13T18:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-20488"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-12-01"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6924-JPG3-MJFW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-08 03:31 – Updated: 2026-09-08 03:31A security flaw has been discovered in java-json-tools jackson-coreutils 2.0. This vulnerability affects the function TreePointer.tokensFromInput of the file src/main/java/com/github/fge/jackson/jsonpointer/TreePointer.java of the component JSON Pointer parser. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-86513"
],
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"CWE-400"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T03:17:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A security flaw has been discovered in java-json-tools jackson-coreutils 2.0. This vulnerability affects the function TreePointer.tokensFromInput of the file src/main/java/com/github/fge/jackson/jsonpointer/TreePointer.java of the component JSON Pointer parser. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. The attack can be executed remotely. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.",
"id": "GHSA-6924-jpg3-mjfw",
"modified": "2026-09-08T03:31:15Z",
"published": "2026-09-08T03:31:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86513"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/java-json-tools/jackson-coreutils/issues/66"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/java-json-tools/jackson-coreutils"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-86513"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/908445"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/399667"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/399667/cti"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"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:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-693P-QR5P-6W3V
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-18 00:00 – Updated: 2022-05-27 00:00NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (nvidia.ko), where uncontrolled resource consumption can be triggered by an unprivileged regular user, which may lead to denial of service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-28191"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-05-17T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "NVIDIA vGPU software contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (nvidia.ko), where uncontrolled resource consumption can be triggered by an unprivileged regular user, which may lead to denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-693p-qr5p-6w3v",
"modified": "2022-05-27T00:00:51Z",
"published": "2022-05-18T00:00:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28191"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5353"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"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-699F-5QVF-VJWG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-03 06:30 – Updated: 2026-09-03 06:30A weakness has been identified in RightNow-AI OpenFang up to 0.6.9. This vulnerability affects the function shell_exec of the file crates/openfang-runtime/src/tool_runner.rs. This manipulation causes uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-84888"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-03T05:16:47Z",
"severity": "LOW"
},
"details": "A weakness has been identified in RightNow-AI OpenFang up to 0.6.9. This vulnerability affects the function shell_exec of the file crates/openfang-runtime/src/tool_runner.rs. This manipulation causes uncontrolled memory allocation. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.",
"id": "GHSA-699f-5qvf-vjwg",
"modified": "2026-09-03T06:30:22Z",
"published": "2026-09-03T06:30:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84888"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/outlookgp/CVE/tree/main/OpenFang_ShellExec_Output_Buffer_DoS_Report"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-84888"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/submit/886466"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/398138"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://vuldb.com/vuln/398138/cti"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
]
}
GHSA-69CP-J43F-RQJ7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:31 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:31In libming 0.4.8, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD in util/parser.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-7876"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-03-08T18:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In libming 0.4.8, a memory exhaustion vulnerability was found in the function parseSWF_ACTIONRECORD in util/parser.c, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-69cp-j43f-rqj7",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:31:09Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:31:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7876"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/libming/libming/issues/109"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=892260"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/05/msg00017.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/47KZ5RYWQMBN5DVDITBVRDNDCSFNBJ3V"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CQNIJH5EQV2D6KEFGY2467ZS4I7TZLXP"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LBFCINUX3XXAPPH77OH6NKACBPFBQXXW"
}
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"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-69FX-RR2Q-VW9X
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-13 21:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:48A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a modified packet to port 400. If exploited, the application could potentially crash or experience a high CPU or memory usage condition, causing intermittent application functionality issues. The application would need to be restarted to recover from the DoS.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-2778"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-13T21:15:10Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "\nA denial-of-service vulnerability exists in Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Transaction Manager. This vulnerability can be exploited by sending a modified packet to port 400. If exploited, the application could potentially crash or experience a high CPU or memory usage condition, causing intermittent application functionality issues. The application would need to be restarted to recover from the DoS.",
"id": "GHSA-69fx-rr2q-vw9x",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:48:05Z",
"published": "2023-06-13T21:30:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2778"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/app/answers/answer_view/a_id/1139744"
}
],
"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-69GQ-36MP-5W52
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:04 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:00Running security scans against the SAN switch can cause config and secnotify processes within the firmware before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.0, v8.2.2d and v8.2.1e to consume all memory leading to denial of service impacts possibly including a switch panic.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-15383"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-06-09T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Running security scans against the SAN switch can cause config and secnotify processes within the firmware before Brocade Fabric OS v9.0.0, v8.2.2d and v8.2.1e to consume all memory leading to denial of service impacts possibly including a switch panic.",
"id": "GHSA-69gq-36mp-5w52",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:00:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:04:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15383"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0002"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.broadcom.com/support/fibre-channel-networking/security-advisories/brocade-security-advisory-2021-1496"
}
],
"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-69RJ-Q3V9-VFFP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 18:32 – Updated: 2026-10-09 20:52Duplicate Advisory
This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j. This link is maintained to preserve external references.
Original Description
Vikunja before 2.6.0 fails to apply pixel decode limits to avatar and project-background upload endpoints, allowing authenticated users to upload crafted images that decode to excessive pixel counts. Attackers can upload small images with extreme aspect ratios that consume significant CPU and memory during processing, causing denial of service through repeated or concurrent uploads.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "code.vikunja.io/api"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "2.5.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-10-09T20:52:09Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T16:17:53Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Duplicate Advisory\nThis advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j. This link is maintained to preserve external references.\n\n### Original Description\nVikunja before 2.6.0 fails to apply pixel decode limits to avatar and project-background upload endpoints, allowing authenticated users to upload crafted images that decode to excessive pixel counts. Attackers can upload small images with extreme aspect ratios that consume significant CPU and memory during processing, causing denial of service through repeated or concurrent uploads.",
"id": "GHSA-69rj-q3v9-vffp",
"modified": "2026-10-09T20:52:09Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T18:32:30Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/go-vikunja/vikunja/security/advisories/GHSA-4vh2-39rq-rq8j"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-91971"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/vikunja-before-2.6.0-denial-of-service-via-avatar-upload"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Duplicate Advisory: Vikunja: Unbounded image decode on avatar and project-background uploads enables decode/resize amplification",
"withdrawn": "2026-10-09T20:52:09Z"
}
GHSA-6C2Q-W54R-H6FV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-13 15:31 – Updated: 2024-04-18 21:30Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Honeywell Niagara Framework on Windows, Linux, QNX allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects Niagara Framework: before Niagara AX 3.8.1, before Niagara 4.1.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-1309"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-13T14:15:46Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Honeywell Niagara Framework on Windows, Linux, QNX allows Content Spoofing.This issue affects Niagara Framework: before Niagara AX 3.8.1, before Niagara 4.1.\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-6c2q-w54r-h6fv",
"modified": "2024-04-18T21:30:31Z",
"published": "2024-02-13T15:31:12Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-1309"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://process.honeywell.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.honeywell.com/us/en/product-security"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/417980"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-6C7F-V79H-5RVH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-01-13 00:30 – Updated: 2023-01-24 21:30An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in TCP processing on the Routing Engine (RE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send crafted TCP packets destined to the device, resulting in an MBUF leak that ultimately leads to a Denial of Service (DoS). The system does not recover automatically and must be manually restarted to restore service. This issue occurs when crafted TCP packets are sent directly to a configured IPv4 or IPv6 interface on the device. Transit traffic will not trigger this issue. MBUF usage can be monitored through the use of the 'show system buffers' command. For example: user@junos> show system buffers | refresh 5 4054/566/4620 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4089/531/4620 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4151/589/4740 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4213/527/4740 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 version 12.3R12-S19 and later versions; 15.1 version 15.1R7-S10 and later versions; 17.3 version 17.3R3-S12 and later versions; 18.4 version 18.4R3-S9 and later versions; 19.1 version 19.1R3-S7 and later versions; 19.2 version 19.2R3-S3 and later versions; 19.3 version 19.3R2-S7, 19.3R3-S3 and later versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 version 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R3-S5 and later versions prior to 19.4R3-S10; 20.1 version 20.1R3-S1 and later versions; 20.2 version 20.2R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 version 20.3R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S6; 20.4 version 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 version 21.1R2 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 version 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S2; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2-S1, 22.1R3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S2, 22.2R2; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S1, 22.3R2.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-22396"
],
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
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"nvd_published_at": "2023-01-13T00:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in TCP processing on the Routing Engine (RE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to send crafted TCP packets destined to the device, resulting in an MBUF leak that ultimately leads to a Denial of Service (DoS). The system does not recover automatically and must be manually restarted to restore service. This issue occurs when crafted TCP packets are sent directly to a configured IPv4 or IPv6 interface on the device. Transit traffic will not trigger this issue. MBUF usage can be monitored through the use of the \u0027show system buffers\u0027 command. For example: user@junos\u003e show system buffers | refresh 5 4054/566/4620 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4089/531/4620 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4151/589/4740 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) ... 4213/527/4740 mbufs in use (current/cache/total) This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 version 12.3R12-S19 and later versions; 15.1 version 15.1R7-S10 and later versions; 17.3 version 17.3R3-S12 and later versions; 18.4 version 18.4R3-S9 and later versions; 19.1 version 19.1R3-S7 and later versions; 19.2 version 19.2R3-S3 and later versions; 19.3 version 19.3R2-S7, 19.3R3-S3 and later versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 version 19.4R2-S7, 19.4R3-S5 and later versions prior to 19.4R3-S10; 20.1 version 20.1R3-S1 and later versions; 20.2 version 20.2R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 version 20.3R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S6; 20.4 version 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 version 21.1R2 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 version 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S2; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2-S1, 22.1R3; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S2, 22.2R2; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R1-S1, 22.3R2.",
"id": "GHSA-6c7f-v79h-5rvh",
"modified": "2023-01-24T21:30:37Z",
"published": "2023-01-13T00:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22396"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.juniper.net/JSA70192"
}
],
"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
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.