CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
5645 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-6CHC-GQPV-4WC5
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-06-15 21:30 – Updated: 2026-06-16 18:32An input handling flaw in the HTTP refresh token process of LLDAP v0.6.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted refresh-token header.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-50889"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-06-15T20:16:31Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An input handling flaw in the HTTP refresh token process of LLDAP v0.6.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a crafted refresh-token header.",
"id": "GHSA-6chc-gqpv-4wc5",
"modified": "2026-06-16T18:32:33Z",
"published": "2026-06-15T21:30:41Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-50889"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gist.github.com/pyuysig/41937c47514ff63d66a3be98ab8e8a7d"
}
],
"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-6CHW-6FRG-F759
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2020-04-03 21:48 – Updated: 2021-08-23 15:10Affected versions of acorn are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service. A regex in the form of /[x-\ud800]/u causes the parser to enter an infinite loop. The string is not valid UTF16 which usually results in it being sanitized before reaching the parser. If an application processes untrusted input and passes it directly to acorn, attackers may leverage the vulnerability leading to Denial of Service.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "acorn"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "5.5.0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.7.4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "acorn"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "6.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "6.4.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "acorn"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "7.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "7.1.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2020-04-03T21:42:14Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Affected versions of acorn are vulnerable to Regular Expression Denial of Service.\nA regex in the form of /[x-\\ud800]/u causes the parser to enter an infinite loop.\nThe string is not valid UTF16 which usually results in it being sanitized before reaching the parser.\nIf an application processes untrusted input and passes it directly to acorn,\nattackers may leverage the vulnerability leading to Denial of Service.",
"id": "GHSA-6chw-6frg-f759",
"modified": "2021-08-23T15:10:32Z",
"published": "2020-04-03T21:48:38Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/acornjs/acorn/issues/929"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/acornjs/acorn/commit/793c0e569ed1158672e3a40aeed1d8518832b802"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-ACORN-559469"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1488"
}
],
"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": "Regular Expression Denial of Service in Acorn"
}
GHSA-6CPW-7GGM-4HG2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-24 00:00 – Updated: 2022-03-17 00:05Denial of Service in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.4.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-0476"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-02-23T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "Denial of Service in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.6.4.",
"id": "GHSA-6cpw-7ggm-4hg2",
"modified": "2022-03-17T00:05:17Z",
"published": "2022-02-24T00:00:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-0476"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/27fe8031782d3a06c3998eaa94354867864f9f1b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.dev/bounties/81ddfbda-6c9f-4b69-83ff-85b15141e35d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZTIMAS53YT66FUS4QHQAFRJOBMUFG6D"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/E6YBRQ3UCFWJVSOYIKPVUDASZ544TFND"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6CRR-3CM4-99QH
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:18 – Updated: 2022-10-24 19:00A vulnerability in the memory management of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when connection rates are high. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a significant number of connections on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-34792"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-401"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-10-27T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the memory management of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software and Firepower Threat Defense (FTD) Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected device. This vulnerability is due to improper resource management when connection rates are high. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by opening a significant number of connections on an affected device. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to cause the device to reload, resulting in a DoS condition.",
"id": "GHSA-6crr-3cm4-99qh",
"modified": "2022-10-24T19:00:24Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:18:54Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34792"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-asa-ftd-dos-Unk689XY"
}
],
"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-6CV8-8H5R-CC95
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-01 15:31 – Updated: 2025-05-01 15:31NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it allows a guest to consume uncontrolled resources. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-23246"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-05-01T15:16:19Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "NVIDIA vGPU software for Windows and Linux contains a vulnerability in the Virtual GPU Manager (vGPU plugin), where it allows a guest to consume uncontrolled resources. A successful exploit of this vulnerability might lead to denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-6cv8-8h5r-cc95",
"modified": "2025-05-01T15:31:53Z",
"published": "2025-05-01T15:31:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-23246"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5630"
}
],
"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-6F3V-3C9W-7RQ7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:30 – Updated: 2023-02-01 00:30In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a Denial of Service attack.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-26164"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2020-10-07T19:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "In kdeconnect-kde (aka KDE Connect) before 20.08.2, an attacker on the local network could send crafted packets that trigger use of large amounts of CPU, memory, or network connection slots, aka a Denial of Service attack.",
"id": "GHSA-6f3v-3c9w-7rq7",
"modified": "2023-02-01T00:30:29Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:30:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26164"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/024e5f23db8d8ad3449714b906b46094baaffb89"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/4fbd01a3d44a0bcca888c49a77ec7cfd10e113d7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/542d94a70c56aa386c8d4d793481ce181b0422e8"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/613899be24b6e2a6b3e5cc719efce8ae8a122991"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/8112729eb0f13e6947984416118531078e65580d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/commit/ce0f00fc2d3eccb51d0af4eba61a4f60de086a59"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1176268"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/KDE/kdeconnect-kde/releases"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20201002-1.txt"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kdeconnect.kde.org/official"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00014.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-16"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00016.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00018.html"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/4"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/13/5"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/10/14/1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/11/30/1"
}
],
"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-6F55-8MP8-93RV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:12 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:12BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-12066"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-06-08T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "BIRD Internet Routing Daemon before 1.6.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and daemon crash) via BGP mask expressions in birdc.",
"id": "GHSA-6f55-8mp8-93rv",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:12:36Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:12:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12066"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900967"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/blob/v1.6.4/NEWS#L11"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/e8bc64e308586b6502090da2775af84cd760ed0d"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://bird.network.cz"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6F6X-F56Q-5XGV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-03-20 12:32 – Updated: 2025-03-21 16:29A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the multipart request boundary processing mechanism of the Invoke-AI server (version v5.0.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to cause excessive resource consumption. The server fails to handle excessive characters appended to the end of multipart boundaries, leading to an infinite loop and a complete denial of service for all users. The affected endpoint is /api/v1/images/upload.
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "PyPI",
"name": "InvokeAI"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "5.0.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-10821"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-835"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-21T16:29:33Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2025-03-20T10:15:20Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in the multipart request boundary processing mechanism of the Invoke-AI server (version v5.0.1) allows unauthenticated attackers to cause excessive resource consumption. The server fails to handle excessive characters appended to the end of multipart boundaries, leading to an infinite loop and a complete denial of service for all users. The affected endpoint is `/api/v1/images/upload`.",
"id": "GHSA-6f6x-f56q-5xgv",
"modified": "2025-03-21T16:29:33Z",
"published": "2025-03-20T12:32:40Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10821"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/invoke-ai/InvokeAI/blob/807f458f13e7693ada2fb929c2d513950611fe9c/invokeai/app/api/routers/images.py#L29"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://huntr.com/bounties/0ac24835-c4c0-4f11-938a-d5641dfb80b2"
}
],
"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": "InvokeAI has Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in `/api/v1/images/upload`"
}
GHSA-6F7C-H629-3XQV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:36 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:36If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0->9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2017-3140"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-01-16T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "If named is configured to use Response Policy Zones (RPZ) an error processing some rule types can lead to a condition where BIND will endlessly loop while handling a query. Affects BIND 9.9.10, 9.10.5, 9.11.0-\u003e9.11.1, 9.9.10-S1, 9.10.5-S1.",
"id": "GHSA-6f7c-h629-3xqv",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:36:46Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:36:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-3140"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US\u0026docId=emr_na-hpesbux03772en_us"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/aa-01495"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-01"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180926-0001"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99088"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038692"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-6F8G-QC5X-GXR3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:00 – Updated: 2024-04-04 02:38Diamond through 3.0.1.2 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim's disk.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-19160"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-11-05T21:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Diamond through 3.0.1.2 (a chain-based proof-of-stake cryptocurrency) allows a remote denial of service, exploitable by an attacker who acquires even a small amount of stake/coins in the system. The attacker sends invalid headers/blocks, which are stored on the victim\u0027s disk.",
"id": "GHSA-6f8g-qc5x-gxr3",
"modified": "2024-04-04T02:38:11Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:00:19Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19160"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/%40dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://medium.com/@dsl_uiuc/fake-stake-attacks-on-chain-based-proof-of-stake-cryptocurrencies-b8b05723f806"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://fc19.ifca.ai/preproceedings/180-preproceedings.pdf"
}
],
"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.