Weakness · CWE-400
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Requests can consume unbounded CPU, memory or connections, taking the service down.
Official CWE name. Full definition on cwe.mitre.org
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Controls that stop it
NIST SP 800-53 controls that mitigate the most of those techniques.
- SI-4System MonitoringSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 5 techniques
- AC-3Access EnforcementAccess Control · mitigates 4 techniques
- AC-6Least PrivilegeAccess Control · mitigates 4 techniques
- CM-6Configuration SettingsConfiguration Management · mitigates 4 techniques
- AC-2Account ManagementAccess Control · mitigates 3 techniques
- CM-7Least FunctionalityConfiguration Management · mitigates 3 techniques
- RA-5Vulnerability Monitoring and ScanningRisk Assessment · mitigates 3 techniques
- SA-8Security and Privacy Engineering PrinciplesSystem and Services Acquisition · mitigates 3 techniques
- SI-3Malicious Code ProtectionSystem and Information Integrity · mitigates 3 techniques
- AC-5Separation of DutiesAccess Control · mitigates 2 techniques
Weaknesses from each CVE's CVE Record (CWE, © MITRE). Techniques: MITRE ATT&CK®. Technique ↔ control and CVE ↔ technique links: Center for Threat-Informed Defense Mappings Explorer (NIST SP 800-53 rev5; CISA KEV). Plain-language explainers are SecurityTabs editorial.