CWE-408 - Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification
CWE-408
- Abstraction:
- Base
- Structure:
- Simple
- Status:
- Draft
- Weakness Name
Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification
- Description
The product allows an entity to perform a legitimate but expensive operation before authentication or authorization has taken place.
- Common Consequences
Scope: Availability
Impact: DoS: Amplification, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Notes: System resources, CPU and memory, can be quickly consumed. This can lead to poor system performance or system crash.
- Related Weaknesses
- Release Date:
- 2006-07-19
- Latest Modification Date:
- 2024-02-29
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