CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
6267 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-7RV6-R2FM-295C
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-04-22 15:31A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-33610"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T14:16:54Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A rogue primary server may cause file descriptor exhaustion and eventually a denial of service, when a PowerDNS secondary server forwards a DNS update request to it.",
"id": "GHSA-7rv6-r2fm-295c",
"modified": "2026-04-22T15:31:45Z",
"published": "2026-04-22T15:31:44Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33610"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://docs.powerdns.com/authoritative/security-advisories/powerdns-advisory-powerdns-2026-05.html"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7V22-7RX4-H6F8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-08-19 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-22 00:00libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via LineMerger::GetNextLowpassLine at linemerger.cpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2022-37770"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2022-08-18T20:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "libjpeg commit 281daa9 was discovered to contain a segmentation fault via LineMerger::GetNextLowpassLine at linemerger.cpp. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted file.",
"id": "GHSA-7v22-7rx4-h6f8",
"modified": "2022-08-22T00:00:58Z",
"published": "2022-08-19T00:00:17Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37770"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/thorfdbg/libjpeg/issues/79"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7V39-PQXG-4XWF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-11 00:30 – Updated: 2024-01-17 00:30The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-42941"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2024-01-10T22:15:50Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 17.2 and iPadOS 17.2. An attacker in a privileged network position may be able to perform a denial-of-service attack using crafted Bluetooth packets.",
"id": "GHSA-7v39-pqxg-4xwf",
"modified": "2024-01-17T00:30:19Z",
"published": "2024-01-11T00:30:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42941"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT214035"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214035"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7V4P-328V-8V5G
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-17 02:37 – Updated: 2026-09-22 19:38Impact
A vulnerability CVE-2023-39325 exists in Go managing HTTP/2 requests, which impacts Traefik. This vulnerability could be exploited to cause a denial of service.
References
Patches
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.10.5
- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta4
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/traefik/traefik"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "2.10.5"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
},
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Go",
"name": "github.com/traefik/traefik"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "3.0.0-beta1"
},
{
"fixed": "3.0.0-beta4"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2023-54365"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-10-17T02:37:42Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Impact\n\nA vulnerability CVE-2023-39325 exists in [Go managing HTTP/2 requests](https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iNNxDTCjZvo/m/UDd7VKQuAAAJ?pli=1), which impacts Traefik. This vulnerability could be exploited to cause a denial of service.\n\n### References\n\n- [CVE-2023-44487](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44487)\n- [CVE-2023-39325](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39325)\n\n### Patches\n\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v2.10.5\n- https://github.com/traefik/traefik/releases/tag/v3.0.0-beta4",
"id": "GHSA-7v4p-328v-8v5g",
"modified": "2026-09-22T19:38:12Z",
"published": "2023-10-17T02:37:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik/security/advisories/GHSA-7v4p-328v-8v5g"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-54365"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-54365"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2491710"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/traefik/traefik"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://groups.google.com/g/golang-announce/c/iNNxDTCjZvo/m/UDd7VKQuAAAJ?pli=1"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-54365.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/traefik-denial-of-service-via-http-2-request-handling"
}
],
"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",
"type": "CVSS_V4"
}
],
"summary": "Traefik vulnerable to HTTP/2 request causing denial of service "
}
GHSA-7VVJ-647Q-JGX2
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-14 03:35 – Updated: 2022-05-14 03:35An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted (authenticated and unauthenticated) requests, an attacker can exhaust a lot of memory on the server side, triggering the OOM killer.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-6532"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-02-27T19:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in Icinga 2.x through 2.8.1. By sending specially crafted (authenticated and unauthenticated) requests, an attacker can exhaust a lot of memory on the server side, triggering the OOM killer.",
"id": "GHSA-7vvj-647q-jgx2",
"modified": "2022-05-14T03:35:52Z",
"published": "2022-05-14T03:35:52Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6532"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/pull/6103"
}
],
"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"
}
]
}
GHSA-7VX9-5H56-F698
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:35 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:35A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust system memory and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly manages memory resources for TCP connections to a targeted device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a high number of TCP connections to the data interface of an affected device via IPv4 or IPv6. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, which could cause the system to stop processing new connections and result in a DoS condition. System recovery may require manual intervention. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf36610.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2018-0410"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2018-08-15T20:29:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "A vulnerability in the web proxy functionality of Cisco AsyncOS Software for Cisco Web Security Appliances could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to exhaust system memory and cause a denial of service (DoS) condition on an affected system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly manages memory resources for TCP connections to a targeted device. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by establishing a high number of TCP connections to the data interface of an affected device via IPv4 or IPv6. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to exhaust system memory, which could cause the system to stop processing new connections and result in a DoS condition. System recovery may require manual intervention. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf36610.",
"id": "GHSA-7vx9-5h56-f698",
"modified": "2022-05-13T01:35:13Z",
"published": "2022-05-13T01:35:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0410"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180815-wsa-dos"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105098"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041535"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-7VXC-Q7RV-QFJ8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-08-11 15:30 – Updated: 2024-10-03 17:26An issue was discovered in StaticPool in SUCHMOKUO node-worker-threads-pool version 1.4.3 that allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
This can be mitigated by manually creating a timeout. For example:
const { StaticPool } = require(\"node-worker-threads-pool\");
const staticPool = new StaticPool({
size: 1,
task: (n) => {
while (n) {
console.log(\"a\");
}
return n;
}
});
staticPool.createExecutor().setTimeout(10).exec(1).then((result) => {
console.log(\"result from thread pool:\", result);
}).catch(() => console.error('timeout'));
{
"affected": [
{
"package": {
"ecosystem": "npm",
"name": "node-worker-threads-pool"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"last_affected": "1.4.3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-29057"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400",
"CWE-770"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2023-08-11T22:16:44Z",
"nvd_published_at": "2023-08-11T14:15:12Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An issue was discovered in StaticPool in SUCHMOKUO node-worker-threads-pool version 1.4.3 that allows attackers to cause a denial of service.\n\nThis can be mitigated by manually creating a timeout. For example:\n\n```ts\nconst { StaticPool } = require(\\\"node-worker-threads-pool\\\");\n\t\n\tconst staticPool = new StaticPool({\n size: 1,\n task: (n) =\u003e {\n while (n) {\n console.log(\\\"a\\\");\n }\n return n;\n }\n});\n \n staticPool.createExecutor().setTimeout(10).exec(1).then((result) =\u003e {\n console.log(\\\"result from thread pool:\\\", result);\n}).catch(() =\u003e console.error(\u0027timeout\u0027));\n```",
"id": "GHSA-7vxc-q7rv-qfj8",
"modified": "2024-10-03T17:26:26Z",
"published": "2023-08-11T15:30:46Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29057"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/SUCHMOKUO/node-worker-threads-pool/issues/20"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/SUCHMOKUO/node-worker-threads-pool"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "SUCHMOKUO node-worker-threads-pool denial of service Vulnerability"
}
GHSA-7W4Q-M2M5-96P4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-15 21:31Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Ren Server). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-73960"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T20:17:47Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools product of Oracle PeopleSoft (component: Ren Server). Supported versions that are affected are 8.61-8.63. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via HTTP to compromise PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-7w4q-m2m5-96p4",
"modified": "2026-09-15T21:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-73960"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html"
}
],
"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-7W6H-978P-XVRG
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:39 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:39A regular expression denial of service issue has been discovered in NuGet API affecting all versions of GitLab starting from version 12.8.
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-22168"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-01-15T16:15:00Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "A regular expression denial of service issue has been discovered in NuGet API affecting all versions of GitLab starting from version 12.8.",
"id": "GHSA-7w6h-978p-xvrg",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:39:23Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:39:23Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22168"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2021/CVE-2021-22168.json"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/289950"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-7W7C-WRR4-3JJW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-15 21:32 – Updated: 2026-09-15 21:32Vulnerability in the Oracle Net Services component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 23.4.0-23.26.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Net Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Net Services. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-83333"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-400"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-15T20:18:46Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "Vulnerability in the Oracle Net Services component of Oracle Database Server. Supported versions that are affected are 23.4.0-23.26.3. Easily exploitable vulnerability allows unauthenticated attacker with network access via Oracle Net to compromise Oracle Net Services. Successful attacks of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized ability to cause a hang or frequently repeatable crash (complete DOS) of Oracle Net Services. CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.5 (Availability impacts). CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H).",
"id": "GHSA-7w7c-wrr4-3jjw",
"modified": "2026-09-15T21:32:33Z",
"published": "2026-09-15T21:32:33Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-83333"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cspusep2026.html"
}
],
"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.