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-M2H9-C2V8-HJ79
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:08 – Updated: 2022-07-11 00:00Mikrotik RouterOs before 6.44.6 (long-term tree) suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the /nova/bin/cerm process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-20221"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-07-21T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Mikrotik RouterOs before 6.44.6 (long-term tree) suffers from an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in the /nova/bin/cerm process. An authenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service due to overloading the systems CPU.",
"id": "GHSA-m2h9-c2v8-hj79",
"modified": "2022-07-11T00:00:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:08:50Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-20221"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/400.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/30"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2021/May/1"
}
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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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M2P3-H7M7-XG45
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:56 – Updated: 2023-02-23 03:30IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that could allow a remote user to send specially crafted requests that would consume all available CPU and memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 158973.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-4183"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-09-17T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM Cognos Analytics 11.0, and 11.1 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that could allow a remote user to send specially crafted requests that would consume all available CPU and memory resources. IBM X-Force ID: 158973.",
"id": "GHSA-m2p3-h7m7-xg45",
"modified": "2023-02-23T03:30:15Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T16:56:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4183"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/158973"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191009-0001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/1073530"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M2QC-57J3-6FH6
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-20 12:30 – Updated: 2024-07-03 18:42In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
bcachefs: Check for journal entries overruning end of sb clean section
Fix a missing bounds check in superblock validation.
Note that we don't yet have repair code for this case - repair code for individual items is generally low priority, since the whole superblock is checksummed, validated prior to write, and we have backups.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-35948"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-20T10:15:09Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nbcachefs: Check for journal entries overruning end of sb clean section\n\nFix a missing bounds check in superblock validation.\n\nNote that we don\u0027t yet have repair code for this case - repair code for\nindividual items is generally low priority, since the whole superblock\nis checksummed, validated prior to write, and we have backups.",
"id": "GHSA-m2qc-57j3-6fh6",
"modified": "2024-07-03T18:42:34Z",
"published": "2024-05-20T12:30:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-35948"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fcdbc1d7a4b638e5d5668de461f320386f3002aa"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M2X9-PVWQ-M49P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-10-15 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-04 00:31Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21194"
],
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"CWE-400"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-10-15T20:15:06Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: InnoDB). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.39 and prior, 8.4.2 and prior and 9.0.1 and prior. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows high privileged attacker with network access via multiple protocols to compromise MySQL Server. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of MySQL Server. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 4.9 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-m2x9-pvwq-m49p",
"modified": "2025-11-04T00:31:34Z",
"published": "2024-10-15T21:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21194"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241025-0006"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2024.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-M2XW-6755-W968
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-17 00:32 – Updated: 2024-07-17 00:32Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Linux hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-21161"
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"CWE-400"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-16T23:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle VM VirtualBox product of Oracle Virtualization (component: Core). Supported versions that are affected are Prior to 7.0.20. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows low privileged attacker with logon to the infrastructure where Oracle VM VirtualBox executes to compromise Oracle VM VirtualBox. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle VM VirtualBox. Note: This vulnerability applies to Linux hosts only. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 5.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-m2xw-6755-w968",
"modified": "2024-07-17T00:32:55Z",
"published": "2024-07-17T00:32:55Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21161"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2024.html"
}
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"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-M325-8P6V-XM3F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-06-15 12:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 04:51Due to an error in the software interface to the secure element chip on Bosch IP cameras of family CPP13 and CPP14, the chip can be permanently damaged when enabling the Stream security option (signing of the video stream) with option MD5, SHA-1 or SHA-256.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-32229"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-1246",
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-06-15T11:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Due to an error in the software interface to the secure element chip on Bosch IP cameras of family CPP13 and CPP14, the chip can be permanently damaged when enabling the Stream security option (signing of the video stream) with option MD5, SHA-1 or SHA-256.",
"id": "GHSA-m325-8p6v-xm3f",
"modified": "2024-04-04T04:51:52Z",
"published": "2023-06-15T12:30:15Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32229"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://psirt.bosch.com/security-advisories/BOSCH-SA-435698-BT.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M34W-PWWR-WFRF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:31 – Updated: 2026-08-11 21:31A vulnerability in the ICMP ingress packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 4110 appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation upon receiving ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high number of crafted ICMP or ICMPv6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition that may result in an unexpected reload. No manual intervention is needed to recover the device after the reload.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-3571"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-20",
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-21T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the ICMP ingress packet processing of Cisco Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software for Cisco Firepower 4110 appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to incomplete input validation upon receiving ICMP packets. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a high number of crafted ICMP or ICMPv6 packets to an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause a memory exhaustion condition that may result in an unexpected reload. No manual intervention is needed to recover the device after the reload.",
"id": "GHSA-m34w-pwwr-wfrf",
"modified": "2026-08-11T21:31:43Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:31:48Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-3571"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-ftd-icmp-dos-hxxcycM"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-M37H-4W48-299W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:37 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:37In BIG-IP APM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially-crafted malicious traffic over the tunnel.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-27724"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-12-24T15:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In BIG-IP APM versions 16.0.0-16.0.0.1, 15.1.0-15.1.0.4, 15.0.0-15.0.1.3, 14.1.0-14.1.3, 13.1.0-13.1.3.4, 12.1.0-12.1.5.2, and 11.6.1-11.6.5.2, on systems running more than one TMM instance, authenticated VPN users may consume excessive resources by sending specially-crafted malicious traffic over the tunnel.",
"id": "GHSA-m37h-4w48-299w",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:37:14Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:37:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27724"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K04518313"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-M38G-PFFJ-4HCR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-06 09:30 – Updated: 2026-07-06 21:30Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.
Some interface fails to impose reasonable limits on the time span and aggregation interval of the query. An attacker can construct a request with extreme parameters (e.g., a very large time range combined with a minimal interval). This forces the DataNode to build an enormous result set in memory, which exhausts the Java heap and causes the DataNode process to crash.
This issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.3.3 before 2.0.8.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.8, which fixes the issue.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-24012"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-06T09:16:35Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Apache IoTDB.\u00a0\n\nSome interface\u00a0fails to impose reasonable\nlimits on the time span and aggregation interval of the query.\u00a0An attacker\ncan construct a request with extreme parameters (e.g., a very large time\nrange combined with a minimal interval).\u00a0This forces the DataNode to build\nan enormous result set in memory, which exhausts the Java heap and causes\nthe DataNode process to crash.\n\nThis issue affects Apache IoTDB: from 1.3.3 before 2.0.8.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 2.0.8, which fixes the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-m38g-pffj-4hcr",
"modified": "2026-07-06T21:30:35Z",
"published": "2026-07-06T09:30:28Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24012"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/0g5th1t2vj6j8hm5t9w3xh9n6f6ht9z8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/07/06/10"
}
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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"
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}
GHSA-M393-H7JJ-5G9W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:01 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:40GitLab 12.2.3 contains a security vulnerability that allows a user to affect the availability of the service through a Denial of Service attack in Issue Comments.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-15593"
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"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-22T22:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "GitLab 12.2.3 contains a security vulnerability that allows a user to affect the availability of the service through a Denial of Service attack in Issue Comments.",
"id": "GHSA-m393-h7jj-5g9w",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:40:25Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:01:47Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15593"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/557154"
}
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"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"
}
]
}
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.