CWE-1050

Excessive Platform Resource Consumption within a Loop
AI Translation Available

The product has a loop body or loop condition that contains a control element that directly or
indirectly consumes platform resources, e.g. messaging, sessions, locks, or file
descriptors.

Status
incomplete
Abstraction
base

This issue can make the product perform more slowly. If an attacker can influence the number of iterations in the loop, then this performance problem might allow a denial of service by consuming more platform resources than intended.

Common Consequences

other
Impacts
reduce performance

Potential Mitigations