Improper resource allocation

Description

The system allocates unnecessary resources due to the use of improper programming practices or inefficient algorithms. Alternatively, the allocation can be controlled by an external source (e.g., user input), and hence, requests that consume an enormous amount of resources are processed without any restriction.

Impact

Exhaust the servers resources and thus, prevent other users from accessing the server.

Recommendation

Use stable and optimized libraries to perform functions without a large computational expense.

Threat

Authenticated attacker from the Internet.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ 30 minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

Attack vector: N
Attack complexity: L
Privileges required: N
User interaction: N
Scope: U
Confidentiality: N
Integrity: N
Availability: L

Temporal

Exploit code maturity: X
Remediation level: X
Report confidence: X

Result

Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
Score:

Base: 5.3
Temporal: 5.3

Severity:

Base: Medium
Temporal: Medium

Score 4.0

Default score using CVSS 4.0. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base 4.0

Attack vector: N
Attack complexity: L
Attack Requirements: N
Privileges required: N
User interaction: N
Confidentiality (VC): N
Integrity (VI): N
Availability (VA): L
Confidentiality (SC): N
Integrity (SI): N
Availability (SA): N

Threat 4.0

Exploit maturity: X

Result 4.0

Vector string: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X
Score:

CVSS-BT: 6.9

Severity:

CVSS-BT: Medium

Requirements

Fixes

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