BaseIncomplete
CWE-1325Improperly Controlled Sequential Memory Allocation
Category: memory
Description
The product manages a group of objects or resources and performs a separate memory allocation for each object, but it does not properly limit the total amount of memory that is consumed by all of the combined objects.
Common consequences· 1
- Availability — DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)Not controlling memory allocation can result in a request for too much system memory, possibly leading to a crash of the application due to out-of-memory conditions, or the consumption of a large amount of memory on the system.
Potential mitigations· 2
- [Implementation]Ensure multiple allocations of the same kind of object are properly tracked - possibly across multiple sessions, requests, or messages. Define an appropriate strategy for handling requests that exceed the limit, and consider supporting a configuration option so that the administrator can extend the amount of memory to be used if necessary.
- [Operation]Run the program using system-provided resource limits for memory. This might still cause the program to crash or exit, but the impact to the rest of the system will be minimized.
Related CAPEC attack patterns· 1
References
Exploits (incoming)1
| Type | Target | Confidence | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| AttackPattern | Excessive Allocationcapec-130 | 100% | live |
Related by meaning· 6
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