CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
5601 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-FV5R-CW7F-79JM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-07-15 00:00 – Updated: 2022-07-26 00:01The legacy Slack import feature in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier fails to properly limit the sizes of imported files, which allows an authenticated attacker to crash the server by importing large files via the Slack import REST API.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2406"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-07-14T18:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The legacy Slack import feature in Mattermost version 6.7.0 and earlier fails to properly limit the sizes of imported files, which allows an authenticated attacker to crash the server by importing large files via the Slack import REST API.",
"id": "GHSA-fv5r-cw7f-79jm",
"modified": "2022-07-26T00:01:03Z",
"published": "2022-07-15T00:00:16Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2406"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FV9F-467F-XM3F
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-08 00:30 – Updated: 2024-08-16 21:32The Mojolicious module before 9.11 for Perl has a bug in format detection that can potentially be exploited for denial of service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-47208"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-04-08T00:15:07Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The Mojolicious module before 9.11 for Perl has a bug in format detection that can potentially be exploited for denial of service.",
"id": "GHSA-fv9f-467f-xm3f",
"modified": "2024-08-16T21:32:35Z",
"published": "2024-04-08T00:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-47208"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/issues/1736"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/mojolicious/mojo/commit/a0c4576ffb11c235088550de9ba7ac4196e1953c"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-FV9W-2HPJ-4Q5W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-17 19:00 – Updated: 2022-10-19 19:00A business logic issue in the handling of large repositories in all versions of GitLab CE/EE from 10.0 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2 allowed an authenticated and authorized user to exhaust server resources by importing a malicious project.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-2455"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-10-17T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A business logic issue in the handling of large repositories in all versions of GitLab CE/EE from 10.0 before 15.1.6, all versions starting from 15.2 before 15.2.4, all versions starting from 15.3 before 15.3.2 allowed an authenticated and authorized user to exhaust server resources by importing a malicious project.",
"id": "GHSA-fv9w-2hpj-4q5w",
"modified": "2022-10-19T19:00:18Z",
"published": "2022-10-17T19:00:27Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2455"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/1542230"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-2455.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/359964"
}
],
"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:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FVC2-9Q3J-5CG7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-05 00:28 – Updated: 2022-05-05 00:28cipso_v4_validate in include/net/cipso_ipv4.h in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7, when CONFIG_NETLABEL is disabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash), as demonstrated by icmpsic, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0310.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2013-7470"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2019-04-23T03:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "cipso_v4_validate in include/net/cipso_ipv4.h in the Linux kernel before 3.11.7, when CONFIG_NETLABEL is disabled, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash), as demonstrated by icmpsic, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-0310.",
"id": "GHSA-fvc2-9q3j-5cg7",
"modified": "2022-05-05T00:28:53Z",
"published": "2022-05-05T00:28:53Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-7470"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f2e5ddcc0d12f9c4c7b254358ad245c9dddce13b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.11.7"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f2e5ddcc0d12f9c4c7b254358ad245c9dddce13b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K21914362"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisories/7098-security-advisory-40"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-FVCW-V2MX-PFQ9
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-09-12 18:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 07:38Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-38149"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2023-09-12T17:15:18Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Windows TCP/IP Denial of Service Vulnerability",
"id": "GHSA-fvcw-v2mx-pfq9",
"modified": "2024-04-04T07:38:09Z",
"published": "2023-09-12T18:30:22Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38149"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38149"
}
],
"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-FVH4-7PMW-84HM
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-21 12:30 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:34A high privileged remote attacker can exhaust critical system resources by sending specifically crafted POST requests to the send-mail action in fast succession.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-41677"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-21T10:15:24Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A high privileged remote attacker can exhaust critical system resources by sending specifically crafted POST requests to the send-mail action in fast succession.",
"id": "GHSA-fvh4-7pmw-84hm",
"modified": "2025-11-03T21:34:09Z",
"published": "2025-07-21T12:30:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-41677"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-058"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2025/Jul/38"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FVMR-RJJ2-5PQ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-29 09:31 – Updated: 2026-07-29 09:31Apache Traffic Server can be crashed or driven to resource exhaustion by abusive HTTP/2 framing and flow-control.
This issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-58151"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-07-29T09:16:29Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Apache Traffic Server can be crashed or driven to resource exhaustion by abusive HTTP/2 framing and flow-control.\n\nThis issue affects Apache Traffic Server: from 8.0.0 through 8.1.9, from 9.0.0 through 9.2.14, from 10.0.0 through 10.1.3.\n\nUsers are recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.15 or 10.1.4, which fix the issue.",
"id": "GHSA-fvmr-rjj2-5pq8",
"modified": "2026-07-29T09:31:29Z",
"published": "2026-07-29T09:31:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-58151"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://lists.apache.org/thread/5prl9glcm9g2swnq9hqxvnokylm1gr6d"
}
],
"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"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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"
}
]
}
GHSA-FVMW-88R5-VRP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:34 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:34A vulnerability in the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) for Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause high disk utilization, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not restrict the maximum size of certain files that can be written to disk. An attacker who has valid administrator credentials for an affected system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted, remote connection request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write a file that consumes most of the available disk space on the system, causing application functions to operate abnormally and leading to a DoS condition.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-15396"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-10-05T14:29:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the Bulk Administration Tool (BAT) for Cisco Unity Connection could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to cause high disk utilization, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition. The vulnerability exists because the affected software does not restrict the maximum size of certain files that can be written to disk. An attacker who has valid administrator credentials for an affected system could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted, remote connection request to an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to write a file that consumes most of the available disk space on the system, causing application functions to operate abnormally and leading to a DoS condition.",
"id": "GHSA-fvmw-88r5-vrp4",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:34:21Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:34:21Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15396"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-unity-dos"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041782"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-FVMX-5P62-PXM8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-09-17 00:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:31An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2024-44176"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-09-17T00:15:51Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Ventura 13.7, iOS 17.7 and iPadOS 17.7, visionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS Sequoia 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, macOS Sonoma 14.7, tvOS 18. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.",
"id": "GHSA-fvmx-5p62-pxm8",
"modified": "2025-11-04T18:31:24Z",
"published": "2024-09-17T00:31:06Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-44176"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121234"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121238"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121240"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121246"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121247"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121248"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121249"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/121250"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/33"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/36"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/40"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/41"
}
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"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-FVQJ-2F9F-F8H7
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-02-19 00:30 – Updated: 2026-02-19 00:30Bematech (formerly Logic Controls, now Elgin) MP-4200 TH printer contains a denial of service vulnerability in the admin configuration page. Remote attackers can send crafted POST requests with malformed 'admin' and 'person' parameters to crash the printer's web service, causing a denial of service condition.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2019-25401"
],
"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-02-18T22:16:23Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Bematech (formerly Logic Controls, now Elgin) MP-4200 TH printer contains a denial of service vulnerability in the admin configuration page. Remote attackers can send crafted POST requests with malformed \u0027admin\u0027 and \u0027person\u0027 parameters to crash the printer\u0027s web service, causing a denial of service condition.",
"id": "GHSA-fvqj-2f9f-f8h7",
"modified": "2026-02-19T00:30:29Z",
"published": "2026-02-19T00:30:29Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25401"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20180814065516/https://www.bematech.com.br"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47648"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.legacyglobal.com/products/bematech-formerly-logic-controls-mp-4200-thermal-receipt-printer/?srsltid=AfmBOor3LXakwJp10bE_8n8YIBKrFPFGFc5DKrxdMGChGQ-Y24i8MVQa"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/bematech-printer-mp-th-denial-of-service"
}
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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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"score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/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"
}
]
}
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.