Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-834

Discouraged

Excessive Iteration

Abstraction: Class · Status: Incomplete

The product performs an iteration or loop without sufficiently limiting the number of times that the loop is executed.

148 vulnerabilities reference this CWE, most recent first.

GHSA-2VWP-58HF-5Q8Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:23 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:23
VLAI
Details

ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 has excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions (coders/tiff.c), which results in a hang (tens of minutes) with a tiny PoC file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-9133"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-03-30T08:29:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "ImageMagick 7.0.7-26 Q16 has excessive iteration in the DecodeLabImage and EncodeLabImage functions (coders/tiff.c), which results in a hang (tens of minutes) with a tiny PoC file. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted tiff file.",
  "id": "GHSA-2vwp-58hf-5q8q",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:23:17Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:23:17Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9133"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ImageMagick/ImageMagick/issues/1072"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00030.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3681-1"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-32P9-664J-Q6J6

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:25
VLAI
Details

libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-11813"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-06T03:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "libjpeg 9c has a large loop because read_pixel in rdtarga.c mishandles EOF.",
  "id": "GHSA-32p9-664j-q6j6",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:25:41Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:25:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11813"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2052"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.gentoo.org/727908"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/blob/master/libjpeg-v9c/mail.pdf"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ChijinZ/security_advisories/tree/master/libjpeg-v9c"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00015.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ijg.org/files/jpegsrc.v9d.tar.gz"
    }
  ],
  "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-33HJ-R9X4-46JQ

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:47 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:47
VLAI
Details

The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-9256"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-06-27T12:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The mp4ff_read_stco function in common/mp4ff/mp4atom.c in Freeware Advanced Audio Decoder 2 (FAAD2) 2.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mp4 file.",
  "id": "GHSA-33hj-r9x4-46jq",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:47:52Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:47:52Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9256"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jun/32"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-3RWV-JRRG-99X3

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-02-09 06:32 – Updated: 2026-04-08 18:32
VLAI
Details

The Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This is due to direct access of the backuply/restore_ins.php file and. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make excessive requests that result in the server running out of resources.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-0842"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-02-09T05:15:08Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The Backuply \u2013 Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Denial of Service in all versions up to, and including, 1.2.5. This is due to direct access of the backuply/restore_ins.php file and. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make excessive requests that result in the server running out of resources.",
  "id": "GHSA-3rwv-jrrg-99x3",
  "modified": "2026-04-08T18:32:35Z",
  "published": "2024-02-09T06:32:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0842"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3033242/backuply/trunk/restore_ins.php"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail=\u0026reponame=\u0026old=3036756%40backuply\u0026new=3036756%40backuply\u0026sfp_email=\u0026sfph_mail="
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/1f955d88-ab4c-4cf4-a23b-91119d412716?source=cve"
    }
  ],
  "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-47XC-86Q6-RH6J

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-11-13 18:32 – Updated: 2024-11-13 18:32
VLAI
Details

In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries, versions prior to 2024 Q4 (2024.4.1106), importing a document with unsupported features can lead to excessive processing, leading to excessive use of computing resources leaving the application process unavailable.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2024-8049"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-11-13T16:15:21Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries, versions prior to 2024 Q4 (2024.4.1106), importing a document with unsupported features can lead to excessive processing, leading to excessive use of computing resources leaving the application process unavailable.",
  "id": "GHSA-47xc-86q6-rh6j",
  "modified": "2024-11-13T18:32:04Z",
  "published": "2024-11-13T18:32:04Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/knowledge-base/excessive-allocation-cve-2024-8049"
    }
  ],
  "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-496G-FR33-WHRF

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-31 23:11 – Updated: 2024-01-31 23:11
VLAI
Summary
Denial of service in HashiCorp Consul
Details

HashiCorp Consul Enterprise versions 1.7.0 up to 1.7.8 and 1.8.0 up to 1.8.4 includes a namespace replication bug which can be triggered to cause denial of service via infinite Raft writes. Fixed in 1.7.9 and 1.8.5.

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  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/hashicorp/consul"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.7.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.7.9"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Go",
        "name": "github.com/hashicorp/consul"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "1.8.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1.8.5"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2020-25201"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-01-31T23:11:24Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2020-11-04T23:15:11Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "HashiCorp Consul Enterprise versions 1.7.0 up to 1.7.8 and 1.8.0 up to 1.8.4 includes a namespace replication bug which can be triggered to cause denial of service via infinite Raft writes. Fixed in 1.7.9 and 1.8.5.",
  "id": "GHSA-496g-fr33-whrf",
  "modified": "2024-01-31T23:11:24Z",
  "published": "2024-01-31T23:11:24Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-25201"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/pull/9024"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#185-october-23-2020"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/releases/tag/v1.8.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-09"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.hashicorp.com/blog/category/consul"
    }
  ],
  "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": "Denial of service in HashiCorp Consul"
}

GHSA-4G55-4FXV-2G82

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-02-25 00:00 – Updated: 2022-08-10 00:00
VLAI
Details

A vulnerability was found in Radare2 in versions prior to 5.6.2, 5.6.0, 5.5.4 and 5.5.2. Mapping a huge section filled with zeros of an ELF64 binary for MIPS architecture can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption and DoS.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2021-4021"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-400",
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-02-24T19:15:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "A vulnerability was found in Radare2 in versions prior to 5.6.2, 5.6.0, 5.5.4 and 5.5.2. Mapping a huge section filled with zeros of an ELF64 binary for MIPS architecture can lead to uncontrolled resource consumption and DoS.",
  "id": "GHSA-4g55-4fxv-2g82",
  "modified": "2022-08-10T00:00:32Z",
  "published": "2022-02-25T00:00:58Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-4021"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/radareorg/radare2/issues/19436"
    }
  ],
  "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-4H87-8V24-9F5C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:42 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:42
VLAI
Details

The play_midi function in playmidi.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: CPU consumption might be relevant when using the --background option.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-11549"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-07-31T13:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "The play_midi function in playmidi.c in TiMidity++ 2.14.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (large loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted mid file. NOTE: CPU consumption might be relevant when using the --background option.",
  "id": "GHSA-4h87-8v24-9f5c",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:42:25Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:42:25Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11549"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jul/83"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}

GHSA-4JHW-X435-X5F7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2023-10-18 09:30 – Updated: 2024-04-04 08:45
VLAI
Details

In Eclipse Mosquito before and including 2.0.5, establishing a connection to the mosquitto server without sending data causes the EPOLLOUT event to be added, which results excessive CPU consumption. This could be used by a malicious actor to perform denial of service type attack. This issue is fixed in 2.0.6

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-5632"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-10-18T09:15:10Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In Eclipse Mosquito before and including 2.0.5, establishing a connection to the mosquitto server without sending data causes the EPOLLOUT event to be added, which results excessive CPU consumption. This could be used by a malicious actor to perform denial of service type attack. This issue is fixed in 2.0.6\n\n\n",
  "id": "GHSA-4jhw-x435-x5f7",
  "modified": "2024-04-04T08:45:56Z",
  "published": "2023-10-18T09:30:28Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5632"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/pull/2053"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/eclipse/mosquitto/commit/18bad1ff32435e523d7507e9b2ce0010124a8f2d"
    }
  ],
  "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-4PRF-Q958-FVJ7

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:20 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:20
VLAI
Details

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c had a large loop that was addressed by not proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type.

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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-7321"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-834"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-02-23T22:29:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c had a large loop that was addressed by not proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type.",
  "id": "GHSA-4prf-q958-fvj7",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:20:34Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:20:34Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7321"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14379"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=c784d551ad50864de1035ce54e72837301cf6aca"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-06.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103158"
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ]
}

No mitigation information available for this CWE.

No CAPEC attack patterns related to this CWE.