CWE-1050: Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop
Learn about CWE-1050 (Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop), its security impact, exploitation methods, and prevention guidelines.
What is Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop?
• Overview: Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop (CWE-1050) occurs when a loop in the code consumes excessive resources such as messaging, sessions, locks, or file descriptors, potentially slowing down performance and leading to resource exhaustion.
• Exploitation Methods:
- Attackers can trigger the loop to run excessively by manipulating input or conditions, leading to resource exhaustion.
- Common attack patterns include sending numerous requests or crafting inputs that maximize the loop iterations, causing the system to become sluggish or unresponsive.
• Security Impact:
- Direct consequences include reduced system performance and potential denial of service.
- Potential cascading effects include system crashes, data loss, or unavailability of the application.
- Business impact may involve loss of revenue, reduced user trust, and increased operational costs due to downtime.
• Prevention Guidelines:
- Specific code-level fixes include optimizing loop conditions and minimizing resource usage within loops.
- Security best practices involve input validation, setting limits on loop iterations, and monitoring resource consumption.
- Recommended tools and frameworks include static analysis tools to detect resource-intensive loops and profiling tools to identify performance bottlenecks.
Technical Details
Likelihood of Exploit: Not specified
Affected Languages: Not specified
Affected Technologies: Not specified