Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Discouraged

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Abstraction: Class · Status: Draft

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

6494 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-P2WC-8CJX-9584

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 17:42 – Updated: 2022-05-24 17:42
VLAI
Details

Possible denial of service due to RTT responder consistently rejects all FTMR by transmitting FTM1 with failure status in the FTM parameter IE in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice & Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-11270"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2021-02-22T07:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "Possible denial of service due to RTT responder consistently rejects all FTMR by transmitting FTM1 with failure status in the FTM parameter IE in Snapdragon Auto, Snapdragon Compute, Snapdragon Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer Electronics Connectivity, Snapdragon Consumer IOT, Snapdragon Industrial IOT, Snapdragon Mobile, Snapdragon Voice \u0026 Music, Snapdragon Wired Infrastructure and Networking",
  "id": "GHSA-p2wc-8cjx-9584",
  "modified": "2022-05-24T17:42:46Z",
  "published": "2022-05-24T17:42:46Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11270"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.qualcomm.com/company/product-security/bulletins/february-2021-bulletin"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}

GHSA-P2WQ-4GGP-45F3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-04-26 09:30 – Updated: 2025-05-12 21:50
VLAI
Summary
Mattermost fails to limit the size of a request path
Details

Mattermost versions 8.1.x <= 8.1.10, 9.6.x <= 9.6.0, 9.5.x <= 9.5.2 and 8.1.x <= 8.1.11 fail to limit the size of a request path that includes user inputs which allows an attacker to cause excessive resource consumption, possibly leading to a DoS via sending large request paths

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  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 8.1.11"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "8.1.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "8.1.12"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 9.5.2"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "9.5.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.5.3"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 9.6.0"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "9.6.0-rc1"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "9.6.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-22091"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-770"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-04-26T19:11:28Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-04-26T09:15:11Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "Mattermost versions 8.1.x \u003c= 8.1.10, 9.6.x \u003c= 9.6.0, 9.5.x \u003c= 9.5.2 and 8.1.x \u003c= 8.1.11 fail to limit the size of a request path that includes user inputs which allows an attacker to cause\u00a0excessive resource\u00a0consumption, possibly leading to a DoS\u00a0via sending large request paths",
  "id": "GHSA-p2wq-4ggp-45f3",
  "modified": "2025-05-12T21:50:10Z",
  "published": "2024-04-26T09:30:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22091"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/13049d8b16b195f98246dff4812b5f64c1e5a627"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/49e7c477246e31c7a0bd85c1043599121755b260"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/54478f2ccbc6c4f110706966adfe0db2c16a566c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost/commit/f6d320017549ec66efb5fdd4bc10b66ab36abb70"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/mattermost/mattermost"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mattermost.com/security-updates"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Mattermost fails to limit the size of a request path"
}

GHSA-P2WR-4599-VV5H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-12-05 06:30 – Updated: 2023-12-05 06:30
VLAI
Details

Dell OS10 Networking Switches running 10.5.2.x and above contain an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service) vulnerability, when switches are configured with VLT and VRRP. A remote unauthenticated user can cause the network to be flooded leading to Denial of Service for actual network users. This is a high severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to cause an outage of network. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-39248"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-05T06:15:48Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "\nDell OS10 Networking Switches running 10.5.2.x and above contain an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (Denial of Service) vulnerability, when switches are configured with VLT and VRRP. A remote unauthenticated\u00a0user can cause the network to be flooded leading to Denial of Service for actual network users. This is a high severity vulnerability as it allows an attacker to cause an outage of network. Dell recommends customers to upgrade at the earliest opportunity.\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-p2wr-4599-vv5h",
  "modified": "2023-12-05T06:30:28Z",
  "published": "2023-12-05T06:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39248"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000220138/dsa-2023-278-dell-networking-os10-security-updates-for-uncontrolled-resource-consumption"
    }
  ],
  "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-P2XC-PJJH-XJ6W

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-04-15 21:31 – Updated: 2025-11-03 21:33
VLAI
Details

Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: PS). Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.41, 8.4.0-8.4.4 and 9.0.0-9.2.0. 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-2025-30705"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-04-15T21:15:59Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "Vulnerability in the MySQL Server product of Oracle MySQL (component: Server: PS).  Supported versions that are affected are 8.0.0-8.0.41, 8.4.0-8.4.4 and  9.0.0-9.2.0. 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-p2xc-pjjh-xj6w",
  "modified": "2025-11-03T21:33:33Z",
  "published": "2025-04-15T21:31:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30705"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250502-0006"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2025.html"
    }
  ],
  "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-P32X-38HP-2R9X

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-17 03:32 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:42
VLAI
Details

IBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a privileged user to cause by using a malicious payload. IBM X-Force ID: 240634.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-43893"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-17T02:15:10Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "\nIBM Security Verify Privilege On-Premises 11.5 could allow a privileged user to cause by using a malicious payload.  IBM X-Force ID:  240634.\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-p32x-38hp-2r9x",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T08:42:26Z",
  "published": "2023-10-17T03:32:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43893"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/240534"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7047202"
    }
  ],
  "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:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P33J-XFFM-GXJ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-22 09:31 – Updated: 2026-04-22 09:31
VLAI
Details

A flaw was found in the readelf utility of the binutils package. A local attacker could exploit two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities by providing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. One vulnerability, a resource exhaustion (CWE-400), can lead to an out-of-memory condition. The other, a null pointer dereference (CWE-476), can cause a segmentation fault. Both issues can result in the readelf utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-6844"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-22T09:16:27Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "A flaw was found in the `readelf` utility of the binutils package. A local attacker could exploit two Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerabilities by providing a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file. One vulnerability, a resource exhaustion (CWE-400), can lead to an out-of-memory condition. The other, a null pointer dereference (CWE-476), can cause a segmentation fault. Both issues can result in the `readelf` utility becoming unresponsive or crashing, leading to a denial of service.",
  "id": "GHSA-p33j-xffm-gxj7",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T09:31:34Z",
  "published": "2026-04-22T09:31:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-6844"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-6844"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2460016"
    }
  ],
  "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-P345-93JF-PQG3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-06-27 18:30 – Updated: 2025-07-02 15:30
VLAI
Details

An issue in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) stack of Realtek RTL8762E BLE SDK v1.4.0 allows attackers within Bluetooth range to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a specific sequence of crafted control packets.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-44559"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-06-27T17:15:33Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "An issue in the Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) stack of Realtek RTL8762E BLE SDK v1.4.0 allows attackers within Bluetooth range to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via sending a specific sequence of crafted control packets.",
  "id": "GHSA-p345-93jf-pqg3",
  "modified": "2025-07-02T15:30:35Z",
  "published": "2025-06-27T18:30:43Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-44559"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/yangting111/BLE_TEST/blob/main/result/PoC/Realtek/Cross-layer_Interaction_Deadlock.md"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://realtek.com"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rtl8762e.com"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P349-W9QJ-FPXX

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-10 21:31 – Updated: 2026-09-10 21:31
VLAI
Details

IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to reduced availability of the affected service.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-9338"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-10T19:17:42Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "IBM WebSphere Application Server 9.0, and 8.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by sending a specially-crafted request. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to trigger excessive resource consumption, potentially leading to reduced availability of the affected service.",
  "id": "GHSA-p349-w9qj-fpxx",
  "modified": "2026-09-10T21:31:36Z",
  "published": "2026-09-10T21:31:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-9338"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7286610"
    }
  ],
  "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:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P34M-2CJP-296F

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-15 00:31 – Updated: 2026-04-15 00:31
VLAI
Details

ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. A high-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability and exhaust system resources, reducing application speed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-27307"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-04-14T22:16:29Z",
    "severity": "LOW"
  },
  "details": "ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are affected by an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability that could lead to application denial-of-service. A high-privileged attacker could exploit this vulnerability and exhaust system resources, reducing application speed. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.",
  "id": "GHSA-p34m-2cjp-296f",
  "modified": "2026-04-15T00:31:34Z",
  "published": "2026-04-15T00:31:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27307"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://helpx.adobe.com/security/products/coldfusion/apsb26-38.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-P383-F595-X4QW

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-11 12:00 – Updated: 2022-10-11 19:00
VLAI
Details

The aeson library is not safe to use to consume untrusted JSON input. A remote user could abuse this flaw to produce a hash collision in the underlying unordered-containers library by sending specially crafted JSON data, resulting in a denial of service.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-3433"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-326",
      "CWE-328",
      "CWE-400"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-10-10T22:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "The aeson library is not safe to use to consume untrusted JSON input. A remote user could abuse this flaw to produce a hash collision in the underlying unordered-containers library by sending specially crafted JSON data, resulting in a denial of service.",
  "id": "GHSA-p383-f595-x4qw",
  "modified": "2022-10-11T19:00:25Z",
  "published": "2022-10-11T12:00:47Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3433"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://cs-syd.eu/posts/2021-09-11-json-vulnerability"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

Mitigation
Architecture and Design

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
Architecture and Design
  • 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
Architecture and Design

Ensure that protocols have specific limits of scale placed on them.

Mitigation
Implementation

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.