CWE-400
DiscouragedUncontrolled Resource Consumption
Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft
The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.
6379 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.
GHSA-F76G-WF46-2V67
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-10 09:31 – Updated: 2026-09-10 09:31GeoVision GV-LPC2211 V1.13 improperly manages PTZ connection state, allowing an unauthenticated remote client to block the accept loop and prevent new PTZ connections.
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"CVE-2026-88286"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-10T09:17:05Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "GeoVision GV-LPC2211 V1.13 improperly manages PTZ connection state, allowing an unauthenticated remote client to block the accept loop and prevent new PTZ connections.",
"id": "GHSA-f76g-wf46-2v67",
"modified": "2026-09-10T09:31:43Z",
"published": "2026-09-10T09:31:42Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88286"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.geovision.com.tw/cyber_security.php"
}
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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:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F7FM-5PQ5-RQ4P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-05-17 12:31 – Updated: 2024-05-17 12:31Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XAMPP Windows, versions 7.3.2 and earlier. This vulnerability exists when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, resulting in resource consumption and system crashes.
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-05-17T12:15:18Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
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"details": "Uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in XAMPP Windows, versions 7.3.2 and earlier. This vulnerability exists when XAMPP attempts to process many incomplete HTTP requests, resulting in resource consumption and system crashes.",
"id": "GHSA-f7fm-5pq5-rq4p",
"modified": "2024-05-17T12:31:01Z",
"published": "2024-05-17T12:31:01Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-5055"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/vulnerability-uncontrolled-resource-consumption-xampp"
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"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F7HP-Q869-25G3
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-28 12:30 – Updated: 2026-08-28 12:30An attacker that has valid credentials can select a compression algorithm for the IMAP connection whose decompression state requires a large amount of memory, and open several such connections. The memory limit of the process is reached with only a few connections, terminating the process and all connections it handles, which can cause degradation or denial of service for IMAP. Disable IMAP compression. Alternatively limit the number of connections handled by a single imap-login process, though this has a performance impact. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.
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"CVE-2026-52687"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-28T12:16:30Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "An attacker that has valid credentials can select a compression algorithm for the IMAP connection whose decompression state requires a large amount of memory, and open several such connections. The memory limit of the process is reached with only a few connections, terminating the process and all connections it handles, which can cause degradation or denial of service for IMAP. Disable IMAP compression. Alternatively limit the number of connections handled by a single imap-login process, though this has a performance impact. Update to non-vulnerable version. No publicly available exploits are known.",
"id": "GHSA-f7hp-q869-25g3",
"modified": "2026-08-28T12:30:26Z",
"published": "2026-08-28T12:30:25Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-52687"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://documentation.open-xchange.com/dovecot/security/advisories/csaf/2026/oxdc-adv-2026-0003.json"
}
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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-F7JW-WP22-5CV8
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:41 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:41IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.7 could allow a remote user to inject arbitrary data iwhich could cause the serivce to crash due to excess resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 193659.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2020-5023"
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"CWE-400"
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"nvd_published_at": "2021-02-10T17:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.0 through 10.1.7 could allow a remote user to inject arbitrary data iwhich could cause the serivce to crash due to excess resource consumption. IBM X-Force ID: 193659.",
"id": "GHSA-f7jw-wp22-5cv8",
"modified": "2022-05-24T17:41:42Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T17:41:42Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5023"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/193659"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6410888"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
GHSA-F7MG-6655-MMP4
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-13 21:36 – Updated: 2026-08-13 21:36IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to resource exhaustion.
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"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-17078"
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"CWE-400"
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"nvd_published_at": "2026-08-13T21:17:41Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "IBM i 7.6, 7.5, 7.4, and 7.3 could allow a remote attacker to cause a denial of service due to resource exhaustion.",
"id": "GHSA-f7mg-6655-mmp4",
"modified": "2026-08-13T21:36:12Z",
"published": "2026-08-13T21:36:12Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-17078"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7283571"
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F7P4-6CQ7-WHMW
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-07-13 03:30 – Updated: 2026-09-21 18:31A flaw was found in OpenJPEG. Maliciously constructed pictures can cause the program to enter a large loop and continuously print warning messages on the terminal.
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"CVE-2023-39327"
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"nvd_published_at": "2024-07-13T03:15:09Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "A flaw was found in OpenJPEG. Maliciously constructed pictures can cause the program to enter a large loop and continuously print warning messages on the terminal.",
"id": "GHSA-f7p4-6cq7-whmw",
"modified": "2026-09-21T18:31:32Z",
"published": "2024-07-13T03:30:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39327"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/issues/1472"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:4128"
},
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"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-39327"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2295812"
}
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"severity": [
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
]
}
GHSA-F7QF-P234-RJ62
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-02 18:32 – Updated: 2026-09-02 18:32An authenticated user with permission to query a SQL data source can bypass the fix for CVE-2026-33375 by injecting the timeGroup macro through a WHERE clause, which Grafana's regex-based macro parsing does not reject. Evaluating the injected macro causes uncontrolled memory consumption that can terminate the Grafana server process, resulting in a denial of service. The Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL data sources are affected.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-19475"
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"database_specific": {
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-02T16:17:15Z",
"severity": "MODERATE"
},
"details": "An authenticated user with permission to query a SQL data source can bypass the fix for CVE-2026-33375 by injecting the timeGroup macro through a WHERE clause, which Grafana\u0027s regex-based macro parsing does not reject. Evaluating the injected macro causes uncontrolled memory consumption that can terminate the Grafana server process, resulting in a denial of service. The Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and MySQL data sources are affected.",
"id": "GHSA-f7qf-p234-rj62",
"modified": "2026-09-02T18:32:10Z",
"published": "2026-09-02T18:32:10Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-19475"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2026-19475"
}
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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-F7QG-95Q6-7F8P
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 19:15 – Updated: 2022-07-13 00:01The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2021-22009"
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2021-09-23T12:15:00Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "The vCenter Server contains multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities in VAPI (vCenter API) service. A malicious actor with network access to port 443 on vCenter Server may exploit these issues to create a denial of service condition due to excessive memory consumption by VAPI service.",
"id": "GHSA-f7qg-95q6-7f8p",
"modified": "2022-07-13T00:01:08Z",
"published": "2022-05-24T19:15:36Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22009"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0020.html"
}
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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:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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]
}
GHSA-F7QW-5PVG-MMWP
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-06-13 18:58 – Updated: 2021-08-16 14:36All versions of lutils-merge are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The merge() function fails to prevent user input to alter an Object's prototype, allowing attackers to modify override properties of all objects in the application. This may lead to Denial of Service or may be chained with other vulnerabilities leading to Remote Code Execution.
Recommendation
The package is deprecated and no fixes are available. Consider using an alternative package.
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"name": "lutils-merge"
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"last_affected": "0.2.6"
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"CWE-400"
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"github_reviewed_at": "2019-06-13T18:58:27Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "MODERATE"
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"details": "All versions of `lutils-merge` are vulnerable to Prototype Pollution. The merge() function fails to prevent user input to alter an Object\u0027s prototype, allowing attackers to modify override properties of all objects in the application. This may lead to Denial of Service or may be chained with other vulnerabilities leading to Remote Code Execution.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nThe package is deprecated and no fixes are available. Consider using an alternative package.\n",
"id": "GHSA-f7qw-5pvg-mmwp",
"modified": "2021-08-16T14:36:47Z",
"published": "2019-06-13T18:58:44Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/nfour/lutils-merge/issues/1"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://hackerone.com/reports/439107"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-LUTILSMERGE-174783"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/893"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
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"summary": "Prototype Pollution in lutils-merge"
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GHSA-F7R3-P866-Q9QR
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2019-06-03 17:27 – Updated: 2022-08-03 16:34Versions of ircdkit 1.0.3 and prior are vulnerable to a remote denial of service.
Recommendation
Upgrade to version 1.0.4.
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"severity": "LOW"
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"details": "Versions of `ircdkit` 1.0.3 and prior are vulnerable to a remote denial of service.\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpgrade to version 1.0.4.",
"id": "GHSA-f7r3-p866-q9qr",
"modified": "2022-08-03T16:34:42Z",
"published": "2019-06-03T17:27:49Z",
"references": [
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/Twipped/ircdkit/issues/1"
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"url": "https://github.com/Twipped/ircdkit/pull/2/commits/595ed02cde517fad57854d2ac2855a09a626e665"
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"url": "https://github.com/Twipped/ircdkit/commit/f0cc6dc913ec17b499fa33a676bb72c624456f2c"
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"url": "https://github.com/Twipped/ircdkit"
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"url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-IRCDKIT-173688"
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"url": "https://www.npmjs.com/advisories/735"
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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.