King of Denial of Service
An attacker can amplify a denial of service attack through this component with amplification on the order of 100:1.
Threat |
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Your system accepts multiple queries that are executed simultaneously, and each of those queries is subsequently broken down into multiple smaller queries. This brings about an exponential number of queries being executed from a single request. |
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CAPEC |
CAPEC-130 – Excessive allocation CAPEC-490 – Amplification |
ASVS |
13.4.1 – Ensure checks are performed to protect against exponential or uncontrolled recursive querying |
CWE |
CWE-674 – Uncontrolled recursion CWE-776 – Improper restriction of recursive entity references in DTDs (XML... |