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-PMXP-7224-H794
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-06-04 15:13 – Updated: 2024-06-04 15:13Due to an oversized maximum result limit, TYPO3 component Indexed Search is susceptible to a Denial of Service attack.
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"name": "typo3/cms"
},
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"introduced": "6.2.0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.2.19"
}
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}
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},
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"package": {
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"name": "typo3/cms"
},
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"introduced": "7.6.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.6.4"
}
],
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}
]
}
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"aliases": [],
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"cwe_ids": [
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],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2024-06-04T15:13:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Due to an oversized maximum result limit, TYPO3 component Indexed Search is susceptible to a Denial of Service attack.",
"id": "GHSA-pmxp-7224-h794",
"modified": "2024-06-04T15:13:20Z",
"published": "2024-06-04T15:13:20Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/typo3/cms/2016-02-23-4.yaml"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://typo3.org/security/advisory/typo3-core-sa-2016-008"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [],
"summary": "Denial of Service (DoS) attack possibility in TYPO3 component Indexed Search"
}
GHSA-PP3R-RXPR-H8MC
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-29 03:33 – Updated: 2025-02-14 18:30An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server through 7.2.2. A data reader may cause a denial of service (outage of reader threads).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-45874"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-02-29T01:41:20Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Couchbase Server through 7.2.2. A data reader may cause a denial of service (outage of reader threads).",
"id": "GHSA-pp3r-rxpr-h8mc",
"modified": "2025-02-14T18:30:43Z",
"published": "2024-02-29T03:33:14Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45874"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.couchbase.com/server/current/release-notes/relnotes.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://forums.couchbase.com/tags/security"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.couchbase.com/alerts"
}
],
"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:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PP4V-55VR-9GXH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-02-18 23:39 – Updated: 2023-09-12 18:42Affected versions of riot-compiler are susceptible to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability.
Recommendation
Update to version 2.3.22 or later.
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"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "riot-compiler"
},
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},
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"fixed": "2.3.22"
}
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}
]
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],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2016-10527"
],
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"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-06-16T21:49:41Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Affected versions of `riot-compiler` are susceptible to a regular expression denial of service vulnerability.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpdate to version 2.3.22 or later.",
"id": "GHSA-pp4v-55vr-9gxh",
"modified": "2023-09-12T18:42:41Z",
"published": "2019-02-18T23:39:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10527"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/riot/compiler/issues/46"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pp4v-55vr-9gxh"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/86"
}
],
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Regular Expression Denial of Service in riot-compiler"
}
GHSA-PP8M-48HH-XVPX
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-06 18:33 – Updated: 2026-04-07 15:30An issue was discovered in USIM in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modem Exynos 980, 990, 850, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 9110, W920, W930, W1000, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, and Modem 5400. Improper handling of SIM card proactive commands leads to a Denial of Service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-59440"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-06T18:16:40Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in USIM in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modem Exynos 980, 990, 850, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 9110, W920, W930, W1000, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, and Modem 5400. Improper handling of SIM card proactive commands leads to a Denial of Service.",
"id": "GHSA-pp8m-48hh-xvpx",
"modified": "2026-04-07T15:30:46Z",
"published": "2026-04-06T18:33:09Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59440"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-59440"
}
],
"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-PPC9-VW33-PG6G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-04 18:30 – Updated: 2025-08-04 21:30An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-50420"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-674"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-08-04T17:15:30Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue in the pdfseparate utility of freedesktop poppler v25.04.0 allows attackers to cause an infinite recursion via supplying a crafted PDF file. This can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS).",
"id": "GHSA-ppc9-vw33-pg6g",
"modified": "2025-08-04T21:30:42Z",
"published": "2025-08-04T18:30:37Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-50420"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Landw-hub/CVE-2025-50420"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://freedesktop.com"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://poppler.com"
}
],
"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-PPCR-7C68-6C88
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-22 00:31 – Updated: 2025-03-22 00:31: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 on VxWorks allows Excessive Allocation.
Specifically crafted USB packets may lead to the system becoming unavailable
This issue affects VxWorks 7: from 22.06 through 24.03.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-26500"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-21T23:15:21Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": ": Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in Wind River Systems VxWorks 7 on VxWorks allows Excessive Allocation.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nSpecifically crafted USB packets may lead to the system becoming unavailable\n\nThis issue affects VxWorks 7: from 22.06 through 24.03.",
"id": "GHSA-ppcr-7c68-6c88",
"modified": "2025-03-22T00:31:11Z",
"published": "2025-03-22T00:31:11Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26500"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support2.windriver.com/index.php?page=cve\u0026on=view\u0026id=CVE-2025-26500"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-PPJ4-34RQ-V8J9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2021-10-25 19:43 – Updated: 2024-05-20 20:41GJSON is a Go package that provides a fast and simple way to get values from a json document. GJSON before 1.9.3 allows a ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) attack.
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"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/tidwall/gjson"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.9.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-42836"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-1333",
"CWE-400",
"CWE-697"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2021-10-25T18:27:20Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-22T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "GJSON is a Go package that provides a fast and simple way to get values from a json document. GJSON before 1.9.3 allows a ReDoS (regular expression denial of service) attack.",
"id": "GHSA-ppj4-34rq-v8j9",
"modified": "2024-05-20T20:41:04Z",
"published": "2021-10-25T19:43:15Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42836"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/issues/236"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/issues/237"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/commit/590010fdac311cc8990ef5c97448d4fec8f29944"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/commit/77a57fda87dca6d0d7d4627d512a630f89a91c96"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/tidwall/gjson/compare/v1.9.2...v1.9.3"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2021-0265"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "github.com/tidwall/gjson Vulnerable to REDoS attack"
}
GHSA-PPJG-V974-84CM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-06 19:49 – Updated: 2023-11-08 17:39Impact
A vulnerable node, can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node.
Details
The p2p handler spawned a new goroutine to respond to ping requests. By flooding a node with ping requests, an unbounded number of goroutines can be created, leading to resource exhaustion and potentially crash due to OOM.
Patches
The fix is included in geth version 1.12.1-stable, i.e, 1.12.2-unstable and onwards.
Fixed by https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/27887
Workarounds
No known workarounds.
Credits
This bug was reported by Patrick McHardy and reported via bounty@ethereum.org.
References
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"name": "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
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"aliases": [
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-09-06T19:49:46Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-06T19:15:44Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nA vulnerable node, can be made to consume unbounded amounts of memory when handling specially crafted p2p messages sent from an attacker node.\n\n### Details\n\nThe p2p handler spawned a new goroutine to respond to `ping` requests. By flooding a node with ping requests, an unbounded number of goroutines can be created, leading to resource exhaustion and potentially crash due to OOM.\n\n### Patches\n\nThe fix is included in geth version `1.12.1-stable`, i.e, `1.12.2-unstable` and onwards. \n\nFixed by https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pull/27887\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo known workarounds. \n\n### Credits\n\nThis bug was reported by Patrick McHardy and reported via [bounty@ethereum.org](mailto:bounty@ethereum.org). \n\n### References\n\n",
"id": "GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm",
"modified": "2023-11-08T17:39:39Z",
"published": "2023-09-06T19:49:46Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/security/advisories/GHSA-ppjg-v974-84cm"
},
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40591"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://geth.ethereum.org/docs/developers/geth-developer/disclosures"
},
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"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/releases/tag/v1.12.1"
}
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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"
}
],
"summary": "Go-Ethereum vulnerable to denial of service via malicious p2p message"
}
GHSA-PPM9-GJ8R-CCQM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-14 03:31 – Updated: 2025-01-16 18:30An issue in the dfe_n_in_order component of openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted SQL statements.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-57655"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-89"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-14T01:15:14Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue in the dfe_n_in_order component of openlink virtuoso-opensource v7.2.11 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via crafted SQL statements.",
"id": "GHSA-ppm9-gj8r-ccqm",
"modified": "2025-01-16T18:30:59Z",
"published": "2025-01-14T03:31:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-57655"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/openlink/virtuoso-opensource/issues/1216"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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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"
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]
}
GHSA-PPW6-G989-268J
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-01-21 21:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:32Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Information Schema). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.40 and prior, 8.4.3 and prior and 9.1.0 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-2025-21529"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-01-21T21:15:18Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: Information Schema). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.40 and prior, 8.4.3 and prior and 9.1.0 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-ppw6-g989-268j",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:32:20Z",
"published": "2025-01-21T21:30:55Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21529"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250131-0004"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2025.html"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
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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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]
}
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.