Denial of Service
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
How It Works
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions. Attackers exploit asymmetry: minimal attacker effort produces disproportionate resource consumption on the target. Application-level attacks use specially crafted inputs that trigger expensive operations—a regex engine processing malicious patterns can backtrack exponentially, or XML parsers recursively expand entities until memory exhausts. Network-level attacks flood targets with connection requests or amplify traffic through reflection, but application vulnerabilities often provide the most efficient attack surface.
The attack typically begins with reconnaissance to identify resource-intensive operations or unprotected endpoints. For algorithmic complexity attacks, adversaries craft inputs hitting worst-case performance—hash collision inputs filling hash tables with collisions, deeply nested JSON triggering recursive parsing, or pathological regex patterns like (a+)+b against strings of repeated 'a' characters. Resource exhaustion attacks open thousands of connections, upload massive files to unbounded storage, or trigger memory leaks through repeated operations. Crash-based attacks target error handling gaps: null pointer dereferences, unhandled exceptions in parsers, or assertion failures that terminate processes.
Impact
- Service unavailability preventing legitimate users from accessing applications during attack duration
- Revenue loss from downtime in e-commerce, SaaS platforms, or transaction processing systems
- Cascading failures as resource exhaustion spreads to dependent services or database connections pool out
- SLA violations triggering financial penalties and damaging customer trust
- Security team distraction providing cover for data exfiltration or intrusion attempts running concurrently
Real-World Examples
CVE-2018-1000544 in Ruby's WEBrick server allowed ReDoS through malicious HTTP headers containing specially crafted patterns that caused the regex engine to backtrack exponentially, freezing request processing threads. A single attacker could saturate all available workers.
Cloudflare experienced a global outage in 2019 when a single WAF rule containing an unoptimized regex hit pathological cases on legitimate traffic spikes. The .*(?:.*=.*)* pattern exhibited catastrophic backtracking, consuming CPU cycles across their edge network until the rule was disabled.
CVE-2013-1664 demonstrated XML bomb vulnerabilities in Python's XML libraries. Attackers uploaded XML documents with nested entity definitions-each entity expanding to ten copies of the previous level. A 1KB upload could expand to gigabytes in memory during parsing, crashing applications instantly.
Mitigation
- Strict input validation enforcing size limits, complexity bounds, and nesting depth restrictions before processing
- Request rate limiting per IP address, API key, or user session with exponential backoff
- Timeout enforcement terminating operations exceeding reasonable execution windows (typically 1-5 seconds)
- Resource quotas limiting memory allocation, CPU time, and connection counts per request or tenant
- Regex complexity analysis using linear-time algorithms or sanitizing patterns to eliminate backtracking
- Circuit breakers automatically rejecting requests when error rates or latency thresholds indicate degradation
- Load balancing and autoscaling distributing traffic across instances with automatic capacity expansion
Recent CVEs (39910)
Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.2.6 contains an improper access control flaw in its Core component that enables a highly privileged local attacker to partially compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability - with a scope change indicating potential bleed beyond the VirtualBox process boundary to adjacent products or guest VMs on the same host. Exploitation requires local logon with high privileges and high attack complexity, making opportunistic exploitation unlikely; EPSS at the 2nd percentile and SSVC exploitation status of 'none' corroborate low real-world risk. No public exploit code exists and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Improper access control in the IDM Authentication component of Oracle Life Sciences InForm 7.0.1.0 and 7.0.1.1 exposes the platform to unauthenticated network-based attacks over HTTP that require victim user interaction to succeed. Successful exploitation yields unauthorized partial read, write/delete, and denial-of-service impact against InForm clinical trial data. No public exploit code exists and no active exploitation has been identified; EPSS at 0.03% (9th percentile) and SSVC exploitation status of 'none' confirm minimal real-world threat at this time.
Local denial-of-service in MySQL Shell's Core Client component allows a low-privileged OS user, with required interaction from a legitimate victim user, to repeatedly crash or hang the MySQL Shell process across three active release branches. Affected deployments span 8.0.x through 8.0.45, 8.4.x through 8.4.8, and 9.0.x through 9.6.0, as confirmed by Oracle's April 2026 CPU. EPSS sits at the 2nd percentile with no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing, placing this squarely in the routine-patching tier rather than emergency response.
Denial-of-service in Oracle MySQL Shell's Core Client component allows a low-privileged local attacker, with required human interaction from another user, to cause a hang or repeatable crash of MySQL Shell across versions 8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, and 9.0.0-9.6.0. No public exploit has been identified, EPSS sits at 0.01% (2nd percentile), and SSVC assesses exploitation as 'none' with non-automatable attack conditions - all signals converging on minimal real-world risk. Impact is strictly limited to availability; there is no confidentiality or integrity exposure.
Denial-of-service in Oracle MySQL Server's JSON component allows authenticated low-privileged network users to hang or repeatedly crash the database server across all three supported release branches (8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, 9.0.0-9.6.0). The flaw is classified as CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption), meaning specially crafted JSON-related queries exhaust server resources without adequate bounds checking. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS of 0.04% at the 12th percentile and SSVC 'Exploitation: none' together confirm this is not under active threat at time of analysis.
Denial-of-service in MySQL Server's InnoDB component allows high-privileged authenticated attackers with network access to crash or hang the database server via multiple protocols. Affected versions span three major release lines - 8.0.0 through 8.0.45, 8.4.0 through 8.4.8, and 9.0.0 through 9.6.0 - covering a broad footprint of Oracle MySQL deployments including downstream Red Hat and SUSE packages. Proof-of-concept exploit code exists per SSVC classification, though EPSS stands at 0.04% (11th percentile) with no CISA KEV listing, indicating low observed exploitation probability consistent with the high-privilege prerequisite.
Denial of service in Oracle MySQL Server's Optimizer component allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker with network access to crash or hang the database server across three major version branches (8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, 9.0.0-9.6.0). The attack is network-reachable over multiple protocols but requires valid database credentials, limiting the exposed surface to authenticated users. No public exploit code exists and EPSS probability sits at 0.04% (12th percentile), making this a meaningful patch-cycle priority rather than an emergency response item, though availability impact for business-critical databases warrants timely remediation.
Oracle Workflow (E-Business Suite component, versions 12.2.3-12.2.15) exposes its Workflow Loader component to unauthorized data manipulation and partial denial of service by highly privileged network attackers over HTTP. The CVSS S:C (scope changed) designation confirms that a successful attack can cascade beyond Oracle Workflow itself to affect other products within the E-Business Suite application tier, amplifying the business impact beyond what the base score of 5.5 initially suggests. No public exploit has been identified and EPSS sits at 0.04% (11th percentile), indicating negligible exploitation probability at time of analysis; SSVC likewise assesses exploitation status as none.
Oracle Applications Framework's Personalization component in E-Business Suite versions 12.2.9 through 12.2.15 allows an authenticated, high-privileged attacker to exceed intended authorization boundaries via HTTP, resulting in unauthorized data read, write, and partial denial of service against the framework. Root cause is CWE-284 (Improper Access Control), confirmed by Oracle's April 2026 Critical Patch Update. No public exploit code exists and EPSS sits at 0.03% (10th percentile), aligning with SSVC's 'Exploitation: none' assessment - this is a low-urgency, medium-severity finding gated entirely by the requirement for pre-existing high-privilege access.
MySQL Server versions 8.0.0 through 8.0.45 expose a denial-of-service condition in the DML processing component, enabling a highly privileged, network-authenticated attacker to crash or hang the database server. Oracle patched this in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no active exploitation has been observed (EPSS 0.04%, 11th percentile; SSVC exploitation: none). The mandatory high-privilege authentication requirement significantly constrains the realistic attacker pool to insiders or post-compromise scenarios.
Local denial-of-service in the Oracle Solaris 11.4 Kernel component allows a low-privileged authenticated attacker to hang or crash the operating system with scope change implications for co-hosted workloads. The vulnerability stems from uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) in the kernel and is addressed in Oracle's April 2026 Critical Patch Update. No public exploit or active exploitation has been identified; EPSS at 0.01% (2nd percentile) and SSVC exploitation rating of none confirm negligible exploitation activity at time of analysis.
MySQL Server's Optimizer component, across all 8.0.x releases from 8.0.0 through 8.0.45, is susceptible to uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) that allows a high-privileged, network-authenticated attacker to cause a complete denial of service via server hang or repeatable crash. Oracle disclosed this in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update and has released a fix; no active exploitation has been identified (EPSS 0.04%, CISA SSVC exploitation: none). The combination of a required PR:H attack and availability-only impact considerably reduces real-world urgency compared to the network-vector framing alone.
Improper access control in the Fluid Core component of Oracle PeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleTools 8.61-8.62 allows a high-privileged network attacker to perform unauthorized data reads, writes, and partial denial-of-service with scope change affecting adjacent PeopleSoft products. Despite a network-accessible attack vector and no user interaction required, exploitation is gated by the requirement for high-privilege credentials, and SSVC signals (exploitation: none, automatable: no) confirm no active exploitation at time of analysis. Oracle disclosed this through its April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no public exploit code has been identified.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Group Replication Plugin of Oracle MySQL Server (versions 8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, and 9.0.0-9.6.0) allows a low-privileged network attacker to hang or repeatedly crash the database server, resulting in complete denial of service. Oracle patched this issue in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no active exploitation has been confirmed (absent from CISA KEV), and EPSS of 0.04% (12th percentile) reflects very low current exploitation probability. Downstream distribution advisories from Red Hat and SUSE indicate broad ecosystem acknowledgement of the issue.
MySQL Server's Optimizer component in versions 9.0.0 through 9.6.0 is susceptible to uncontrolled resource consumption triggered by a low-privileged authenticated attacker over the network, resulting in a complete denial of service via hang or repeated crash. The attack surface spans multiple protocols and requires no user interaction beyond valid database credentials. No public exploit code has been identified and exploitation probability is minimal (EPSS 0.04%, SSVC exploitation: none), but the low complexity and broad version range make it relevant for any organization running MySQL 9.x in multi-tenant or externally reachable deployments.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle MySQL Server's Group Replication Plugin allows a low-privileged authenticated network attacker to cause a complete denial of service - server hang or repeatable crash - across three major release lines (8.0.x, 8.4.x, and 9.x). The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 6.5 with network attack vector and low attack complexity, though real-world exploitation pressure is minimal: EPSS sits at 0.04% (12th percentile), SSVC marks exploitation status as none and the attack as non-automatable, and no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis. Oracle has released a patch via the April 2026 Critical Patch Update.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the MySQL Server Group Replication Plugin enables low-privileged, network-accessible attackers to cause a complete denial of service - forcing MySQL Server into a hang or repeatedly reproducible crash across versions 8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, and 9.0.0-9.6.0. Oracle has released a patch via its April 2026 Critical Patch Update, and no active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis. EPSS stands at 0.04% (12th percentile) and SSVC classifies exploitation as 'none' and the attack as non-automatable, indicating low real-world exploitation probability despite a medium CVSS score.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the Optimizer component of MySQL Server 8.0.0 through 8.0.45 enables a high-privileged, network-connected attacker to cause a complete denial of service via a hang or repeatable crash. The impact is availability-only - no confidentiality or integrity risk exists - and the CVSS vector (PR:H) confirms exploitation is gated behind high-level database credentials. Oracle addressed this in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no active exploitation is confirmed (absent from CISA KEV), and the EPSS score of 0.04% (11th percentile) reflects minimal observed exploitation probability.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in Oracle Java SE's JSSE (Java Secure Socket Extension) component allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause partial denial of service against HTTPS-enabled Java services and GraalVM deployments. Affected versions span all major Java SE release trains from 8u481 through 26, as well as GraalVM for JDK and GraalVM Enterprise Edition. Oracle confirmed the vulnerability in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no public exploit code or active exploitation (CISA KEV) has been identified at time of analysis.
Partial denial-of-service exposure in the Libraries component of Oracle Java SE, GraalVM for JDK, and GraalVM Enterprise Edition allows unauthenticated remote attackers to degrade service availability across a wide range of versions from Java 8u481 through 26. The flaw (CWE-770) can be triggered via APIs exposed by web services consuming attacker-controlled input, or through client-side Java Web Start and applet environments loading untrusted code. No active exploitation has been observed (not in CISA KEV), no public proof-of-concept has been identified, and both EPSS (0.04%, 12th percentile) and SSVC (Exploitation: none, Automatable: no) classify this as low operational urgency.
MySQL Server's Optimizer component allows a low-privileged, network-connected attacker to repeatedly crash or hang the database server across three active release trains. Affected versions span 8.0.0 through 8.0.45, 8.4.0 through 8.4.8, and 9.0.0 through 9.6.0, representing a wide swath of currently deployed MySQL installations. Oracle confirmed a patch in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update; no public exploit code exists and EPSS remains at 0.04% with SSVC exploitation status of none, though the breadth of affected versions and low attack complexity make patching a meaningful operational priority for any network-accessible deployment.
MySQL Server's Optimizer component allows any low-privileged authenticated user with network access to trigger a complete denial of service via an uncontrolled resource consumption flaw. Affected across three active release lines - 8.0.x through 8.0.45, 8.4.x through 8.4.8, and 9.0.x through 9.6.0 - this vulnerability is broadly deployed given MySQL's ubiquity, but real-world exploitation risk is low: EPSS sits at 0.04% (12th percentile), SSVC marks exploitation as 'none' and the attack as non-automatable, and no public exploit code exists at time of analysis. Oracle released a patch in the April 2026 Critical Patch Update.
MySQL Server's Optimizer component crashes or hangs when high-privileged authenticated attackers submit crafted SQL queries over the network, affecting all active release branches (8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, 9.0.0-9.6.0). The uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) results in complete availability loss for the database service, though confidentiality and integrity are unaffected. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis and EPSS at 0.04% (11th percentile) places this among the lowest-exploitation-probability CVEs, consistent with the SSVC determination of no active exploitation.
Denial of service in MySQL Server's InnoDB component allows a high-privileged, network-connected attacker to cause the server to hang or crash repeatedly, achieving complete availability disruption. All three active release branches are affected: 8.0.0 through 8.0.45, 8.4.0 through 8.4.8, and 9.0.0 through 9.6.0. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, EPSS sits at 0.04% (11th percentile), and CISA SSVC confirms no active exploitation - placing this firmly in a patch-and-monitor posture rather than emergency response.
Integrity and availability compromise in Oracle Java SE's Hotspot component affects versions 8u481 and 8u481-b50, as well as GraalVM Enterprise Edition 21.3.17, but exclusively in client-side sandboxed deployments running untrusted code via Java Web Start or applets. A low-privileged local attacker who can also induce human interaction from a third-party victim may trigger uncontrolled resource consumption (CWE-400) in Hotspot, resulting in unauthorized modification or deletion of critical data accessible to the JVM, or a complete denial of service via hang or repeatable crash. No public exploit code exists and no active exploitation has been confirmed; EPSS at 0.01% (2nd percentile) and SSVC Exploitation=none corroborate negligible current threat activity.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in the MySQL Server Optimizer component allows a high-privileged, network-accessible attacker to cause a complete denial of service across all three actively maintained release trains (8.0.0-8.0.45, 8.4.0-8.4.8, 9.0.0-9.6.0). The Oracle April 2026 CPU addresses this flaw; no public exploit code is identified and EPSS stands at 0.04% (11th percentile), reflecting low real-world exploitation probability. The scope extends to MySQL Server packages distributed by Red Hat and SUSE, broadening the patching surface for enterprise Linux environments.
Denial-of-service in MySQL Server's Optimizer component allows high-privileged, network-authenticated attackers to cause a complete crash or hang across three active release trains (8.0.x, 8.4.x, 9.x). The broad version coverage and multi-protocol attack surface are notable, but the PR:H requirement limits the attacker pool to actors who already hold elevated MySQL credentials. No public exploit has been identified and EPSS at 0.04% (11th percentile) confirms low observed exploitation probability; Oracle has released a patch via the April 2026 Critical Patch Update.
Excessive memory allocation in the golang.org/x/image/font/sfnt SFNT font parser allows denial of service when processing a malicious font file. All versions of the package prior to 0.39.0 are affected, as confirmed by the Go vulnerability database (GO-2026-4962) and EUVD-2026-24245. An attacker who can supply a crafted font file to any Go application using this library can cause the application to exhaust available memory and crash. No public exploit has been identified and SSVC confirms no active exploitation at time of analysis.
Denial of service in Next AI Draw.io prior to version 0.4.15 allows local attackers to crash the embedded HTTP sidecar by sending oversized request bodies to three POST endpoints (/api/state, /api/restore, /api/history-svg) without size limits, exhausting Node.js V8 heap memory and forcing an out-of-memory shutdown. CVSS 6.2 reflects local attack vector and high availability impact; no public exploit code confirmed at time of analysis.
Denial of service via null pointer dereference in Firefox's Audio/Video Playback component allows remote attackers to crash the browser without user interaction. The vulnerability affects Firefox versions prior to 150 and requires only a network connection to trigger, resulting in availability loss but not code execution or data compromise. No active exploitation has been confirmed at time of analysis.
Disk exhaustion via decompression bomb in OpenBao's OCI plugin downloader allows network attackers to exhaust victim disk resources by serving a crafted container image. The vulnerability exists in ExtractPluginFromImage() which writes decompressed tar streams without size bounds, and validates SHA256 integrity only after the full file is written to disk. An attacker controlling or compromising the OCI registry can replace legitimate plugin images with malicious compressed payloads that decompress to arbitrarily large files, causing denial of service. OpenBao versions prior to 2.5.3 are affected; the CVSS score of 3.1 reflects low impact (availability only) but the attack requires the victim to manually trigger plugin extraction with a compromised registry configured.
Denial-of-service in OpenBSD slaacd and rad daemons allows local network attackers to trigger infinite loops by sending crafted ICMPv6 Neighbor Discovery packets with zero-length options, causing affected daemons to hang due to missing validation of the nd_opt_len field before arithmetic operations. OpenBSD versions through 7.8 are affected. No evidence of active exploitation has been identified.
XiangShan open-source RISC-V processor commit edb1dfaf7d290ae99724594507dc46c2c2125384 and earlier versions fail to properly gate the Control and Status Register (CSR) write-enable path for Physical Memory Attribute (PMA) configuration, allowing local attackers with code execution privileges to write to PMA CSRs that should raise illegal-instruction exceptions per the RISC-V specification. Successful exploitation enables attackers to alter memory attribute enforcement, potentially leading to privilege escalation, information disclosure, or denial of service depending on platform security boundaries. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at time of analysis.
Uncontrolled resource consumption in OTRS admin interface SQL Box causes denial of service against the webserver, affecting OTRS 7.0.x, 8.0.x, 2023.x, 2024.x, 2025.x, and 2026.x before 2026.3. The vulnerability requires high-privilege admin access and user interaction, limiting real-world impact to authenticated administrators performing deliberate actions. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified.
Resource exhaustion in lm-sys FastChat up to 0.2.36 allows remote attackers to trigger denial of service by sending manipulated requests to the Worker API Endpoint's api_generate function. The vulnerability has publicly available exploit code and is confirmed patched upstream, though the fix in commit c9e84b89c91d45191dc24466888de526fa04cf33 addresses only the primary entry point in base_model_worker.py while missing other vulnerable code paths. EPSS score of 5.5 (CVSS 4.0) indicates low to moderate real-world exploitation probability despite public exploit availability.
Denial of service in Lagom WHMCS Template through version 2.4.2 allows authenticated remote attackers to exhaust server resources via manipulation of the Datatables component, resulting in application unavailability. Publicly available exploit code exists and the vendor has not responded to early disclosure notification. CVSS 4.3 reflects moderate severity with low attack complexity requiring authenticated access.
OpenTelemetry.Exporter.Jaeger allows memory exhaustion and denial of service when processing high-cardinality or attacker-influenced telemetry data due to pooled list structures that retain oversized allocations across subsequent requests. The affected .NET NuGet package may experience sustained memory pressure if telemetry attributes or events contain large payloads, particularly in environments where input originates from untrusted sources and memory limits are increased from defaults. Notably, this deprecated exporter (end-of-support since 2023) will not receive vendor patches and users should migrate to maintained alternatives such as OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) exporters.
Zebra cryptocurrency node prior to version 4.3.1 allocates excessive memory (up to 233,016 addresses) when deserializing addr/addrv2 protocol messages, even though the specification limits messages to 1,000 addresses. An attacker can trigger out-of-memory crashes by sending multiple oversized address messages over different connections. This is a network-accessible denial of service vulnerability affecting all Zebra versions before 4.3.1, with no public exploit code identified but straightforward to execute given the protocol specification.
Heap-based buffer overflow in xrdp 0.10.5 and earlier allows unauthenticated remote attackers to cause denial of service or memory corruption when the domain_user_separator configuration directive is explicitly enabled in xrdp.ini. An attacker sends a crafted RDP logon request with an excessively long username and domain name combination that overflows an internal buffer, corrupting adjacent memory regions. The vulnerability requires non-default configuration (domain_user_separator must be uncommented) and affects only systems with this setting enabled. Vendor-released patch: version 0.10.6.
Integer overflow in Firebird database versions prior to 5.0.4, 4.0.7, and 3.0.14 allows authenticated users with INSERT privileges to trigger a denial of service via a malformed Batch Parameter Block that overflows the totalLength value in ClumpletReader::getClumpletSize(), causing infinite loop conditions on the server.
STProcessMonitor 11.11.4.0 driver in Safetica Application suite allows local privileged users to send crafted IOCTL requests (0xB822200C) that terminate processes protected by third-party security implementations due to insufficient caller validation in the kernel-mode driver handler. This enables denial of service attacks against critical services without requiring user interaction. Publicly available exploit code exists, and the vulnerability is tracked in CISA's LOLDrivers database as a legitimate-but-abused Windows driver.
Dell PowerScale OneFS prior to version 9.12.0.0 contains an improper resource shutdown or release flaw (CWE-404) that a high-privileged local attacker can exploit to cause a denial of service against the storage platform. The CVSS vector (AV:L/PR:H) confirms exploitation is constrained to authenticated local access with elevated privileges, significantly limiting the realistic attack surface. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, EPSS sits at 0.01% (0th percentile), and CISA's SSVC framework rates exploitation as none and technical impact as partial, collectively indicating this is a low-urgency finding for most environments.
Denial of service in Dell PowerScale OneFS (versions prior to 9.12.0.0) is triggered by a high-privileged local attacker exploiting improper handling of unusual or exceptional conditions (CWE-754). The impact is limited entirely to availability, with no confidentiality or integrity exposure. No public exploit has been identified, EPSS stands at 0.01% (2nd percentile), and CISA SSVC classifies exploitation status as none - indicating this is a low-urgency finding despite the availability impact.
The XML parsers within multiple WSO2 products accept user-supplied XML data without properly configuring to prevent the resolution of external entities. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability could allow attackers to read arbitrary files or perform SSRF through XML processing.
Race condition in pyLoad's Flask session cookie handler allows unauthenticated attackers to manipulate the SESSION_COOKIE_SECURE flag globally across all concurrent requests by spoofing the X-Forwarded-Proto header. On deployments behind a TLS-terminating proxy, this enables session cookie downgrade attacks resulting in plaintext cookie transmission; on default plain HTTP deployments, it causes session denial of service by forcing the Secure flag and breaking all concurrent user sessions. The vulnerability requires no authentication and exploits a multi-threaded race window in the Cheroot WSGI server (request_queue_size=512) combined with missing proxy origin validation (acknowledged TODO in code).
CPU exhaustion in python-multipart versions before 0.0.26 allows remote attackers to degrade service availability by sending crafted multipart/form-data requests containing oversized preamble or epilogue data. The parser inefficiently processes leading CR/LF data before the first boundary and continues to scan trailing epilogue data after the closing boundary, increasing CPU usage linearly with input size. No active exploitation or public proof‑of‑concept is known at this time, and EPSS indicates a very low likelihood of real‑world attacks.
A remote attacker can trigger a heap out-of-bounds write in FFmpeg's DVD subtitle parser by providing a crafted MPEG-PS/VOB file containing a malicious subtitle stream. This signed integer overflow flaw leads to application crash or potential arbitrary code execution, affecting any software that relies on FFmpeg for media parsing. No public exploit is known, and EPSS indicates a low exploitation probability (0.04%).
Out-of-bounds memory access via use-after-free in Google Chrome’s codec components can be triggered by a crafted video file, affecting versions prior to 147.0.7727.101. Remote attackers can leak limited sensitive memory with user interaction; the flaw is rated High by the Chromium team, but CVSS score is 4.3 and EPSS indicates very low exploitation probability.
Buffer overflow in GIMP's file-seattle-filmworks plugin allows denial of service when a user opens a specially crafted Seattle Filmworks file. A remote attacker can deliver the malicious file via email or download, triggering a crash of the plugin and potentially impacting GIMP's stability. No active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified.
Denial of service in GIMP's PVR image loader on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 through 9 allows an attacker to crash the application by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted PVR file. The flaw arises from a stack-based buffer overflow and out-of-bounds read, causing the application to terminate unexpectedly. It is not known to be actively exploited; proof-of-concept code has not been publicly identified.
Denial of service in GIMP allows local attackers to crash the application by tricking a user into opening a malicious TIM image file. The vulnerability resides in the TIM image loader's 4BPP decoding path, where an unconditional stack buffer overflow occurs when processing a specially crafted file, with no impact on confidentiality or integrity. No active exploitation or public exploit is known, and a vendor patch is available.
GIMP's FITS image loader contains an integer overflow that can be triggered by a specially crafted file, leading to a heap buffer overflow and potential denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is patched by the vendor, and no active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified.
Local denial of service in SSSD's PAM passkey responder allows a low-privileged attacker to crash the daemon by sending crafted passkey authentication data, disrupting authentication services on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux and OpenShift systems. The vulnerability is not known to be actively exploited, and its EPSS score is negligible (0.01%).
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Bosch VMS Central Server in Bosch VMS 12.0.1 allows attackers to consume excessive amounts of disk space via network interface. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Arbitrary WordPress action execution in Avada (Fusion) Builder plugin versions up to 3.15.1 allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to invoke unvalidated WordPress action hooks via the Dynamic Data feature, potentially enabling privilege escalation, file inclusion, denial of service, or remote code execution depending on available hooks in the WordPress installation. The vulnerability stems from the `output_action_hook()` function accepting user-controlled input without authorization checks. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at time of analysis.
Denial of service in giskard-checks RegexMatching check via unguarded regex pattern matching allows local attackers with write access to check definitions to trigger catastrophic backtracking in Python's re.search() function, causing process hangs and disrupting CI/CD pipelines or automated test execution.
Denial of service via resource exhaustion in XWiki REST API endpoints that list database properties without respecting configured query limits, allowing remote attackers to enumerate all pages on large wiki installations and exhaust server resources. Affects XWiki Platform versions before 16.10.16, 17.4.8, and 17.10.1. Vendor-released patches are available; no public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.
Denial of service in Jellyfin versions prior to 10.11.7 allows authenticated users to exhaust server resources and crash the SyncPlay media synchronization service via the group creation endpoint (POST /SyncPlay/New) by submitting unbounded payload sizes. An attacker can lock out legitimate clients from accessing SyncPlay functionality and trigger out-of-memory conditions through insufficient input validation on group names and IDs. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified.
ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6, and earlier are vulnerable to uncontrolled resource consumption that allows high-privileged attackers to trigger application denial-of-service by exhausting system resources without user interaction. This is a low-severity issue (CVSS 2.4) affecting only authenticated administrators, with no public exploit code or active exploitation reported.
ColdFusion versions 2023.18, 2025.6 and earlier are vulnerable to uncontrolled resource consumption that allows high-privileged attackers to trigger denial-of-service by exhausting system resources without user interaction. The CVSS score of 2.4 reflects low severity due to the high-privilege requirement (PR:H), though the attack vector is adjacent network access and does not require authentication once the attacker has elevated privileges.
Divide by zero vulnerability in Adobe Bridge versions 15.1.4 and earlier allows local denial of service when a victim opens a malicious file, crashing or freezing the application. The vulnerability requires user interaction and local file access but carries a moderate CVSS score of 5.5 due to high availability impact; no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed.
Use-after-free memory corruption in Windows UPnP Device Host enables unauthenticated adjacent network attackers to disclose sensitive information with CVSS 6.5 high severity. The vulnerability affects Windows 10 (versions 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2), Windows 11 (versions 22H3, 23H2, 24H2, 25H2, 26H1), and multiple Windows Server editions (2012 through 2025). Microsoft has released patches with specific version thresholds; exploitation requires network adjacency but no authentication or user interaction.
Null pointer dereference in Windows Redirected Drive Buffering denies service to local authenticated users on Windows 11 version 26H1 (build 10.0.28000.0-10.0.28000.1835). An authorized attacker with local access can trigger the vulnerability to crash the affected system component, though code execution is not possible. Vendor-released patch available; no public exploit code identified at time of analysis.
Denial of service in Fortinet FortiWeb 7.0-8.0.3 via integer overflow allows authenticated remote attackers with high privileges to crash the application, resulting in service unavailability. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9 (Medium) and affects multiple FortiWeb versions across a wide range. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at the time of analysis.
Denial of service in Schneider Electric PowerChute Serial Shutdown versions 1.4 and prior allows authenticated Web Admin users to trigger uncontrolled resource consumption by flooding the system with POST requests to the /helpabout endpoint, causing excessive troubleshooting zip file creation and service degradation. Attack requires valid admin credentials and network access to the web interface; CVSS 5.3 reflects low availability impact with no confidentiality or integrity compromise.
Stack exhaustion denial of service in jq 1.8.1 and below allows an attacker who controls JSON input to a filter using setpath, getpath, or delpaths built-ins to crash the processing application with a SIGSEGV by supplying a flat array of approximately 65,000 integers (~200 KB) as a path argument. The unbounded recursion in jv_setpath(), jv_getpath(), and delpaths_sorted() (src/jv_aux.c) is limited only by the C call stack, not by any runtime depth guard - the existing MAX_PARSING_DEPTH (10,000) guard applies exclusively to the JSON parser and does not protect path operations. Publicly available exploit code exists per SSVC analysis; no active exploitation is confirmed in CISA KEV, and the EPSS score of 0.01% (2nd percentile) suggests limited current adversary interest.
Denial of service in ImageMagick's MSL decoder (versions below 7.1.2-19) allows any user who can supply a crafted MSL file to crash the ImageMagick process via an off-by-one out-of-bounds array access in coders/msl.c. The root cause is a single incorrect array index in MSLPushImage that writes one element beyond the allocated group_info array. No active exploitation is confirmed (not in CISA KEV), EPSS sits at 0.01% (2nd percentile), and SSVC assessment reports exploitation status as none - making this a low-urgency patch despite the moderate CVSS base score of 6.2.
Heap use-after-free in ImageMagick's XMP metadata parser crashes the process when reading a malformed or invalid XMP profile embedded in an image file. Both the primary 7.x branch (below 7.1.2-19) and the legacy 6.x branch (below 6.9.13-44) are affected, along with Magick.NET bindings below 14.12.0. Impact is limited to denial of service via process crash - no confidentiality or integrity impact has been identified - and no public exploit or KEV listing exists, with EPSS at 0.01% (3rd percentile) confirming very low exploitation probability.
Stack overflow via uncontrolled recursion in ImageMagick's FX expression parser causes process crash when evaluating deeply nested expressions, affecting all versions prior to 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19. The impact is limited to availability - process termination - with no confidentiality or integrity exposure. With EPSS at 0.01% (2nd percentile), SSVC exploitation status confirmed as 'none', and no public exploit code identified, this is a low-urgency finding for most organizations, though web applications and automated pipelines processing untrusted image content carry elevated practical exposure.
Integer truncation/wraparound in the ImageMagick viff encoder on 32-bit builds allows an out-of-bounds heap write that crashes the processing process, constituting a denial-of-service condition. Affected products span ImageMagick below versions 6.9.13-44 and 7.1.2-19, and the Magick.NET .NET wrapper below 14.12.0. No public exploit exists and CISA KEV does not list this vulnerability; EPSS at 0.04% (12th percentile) and SSVC exploitation status of 'none' confirm low current exploitation urgency despite the network-reachable attack vector.
Null pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's RDS-over-InfiniBand (RDS/IB) subsystem allows a local low-privileged user to crash the kernel by sending an RDS_CMSG_RDMA_MAP control message before an IB connection is fully established. The impact is a complete denial of service (kernel panic) with no confidentiality or integrity exposure, scoring CVSS 5.5. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, and EPSS exploitation probability is extremely low at 0.02%, consistent with the specialized InfiniBand hardware prerequisite.
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's netfilter x_tables subsystem allows a local attacker with CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges to crash the system by loading an NFPROTO_UNSPEC-registered xt_match or xt_target (e.g., xt_devgroup) into an ARP nftables chain via nft_compat, triggering a kernel panic and complete availability loss. CVSS 5.5 (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) accurately reflects the local-only, availability-only impact, and EPSS at 0.02% (7th percentile) indicates very low real-world exploitation probability. No active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV); vendor-released patches are available across multiple stable kernel branches.
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's net/sched cls_flow traffic classifier allows a local low-privileged attacker to crash the kernel (denial of service) by creating a flow filter on a shared traffic control block without a fully qualified baseclass. The crash occurs in flow_change() at net/sched/cls_flow.c:508, confirmed by a KASAN trace showing null-ptr-deref when block->q is dereferenced on a shared block where it is intentionally NULL. No active exploitation confirmed - not listed in CISA KEV - and EPSS stands at 0.02% (7th percentile), indicating negligible real-world exploitation probability at time of analysis.
NULL pointer dereference in the Linux kernel's cls_fw traffic classifier (net/sched/cls_fw.c) crashes the kernel when authenticated local users configure an old-method cls_fw filter on a shared tc block and traffic with a nonzero major skb mark is processed. The flaw exists because the old classification path in fw_classify() calls tcf_block_q() and dereferences q->handle, but shared blocks hold a NULL block->q pointer. The impact is limited to local denial of service (kernel panic); no confidentiality or integrity compromise is possible. EPSS is 0.02% (7th percentile), this vulnerability is not in CISA KEV, and no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis.
Integer overflow in the Linux kernel's IPv6 sendmsg ancillary-data path allows a local user with CAP_NET_RAW (or namespaced CAP_NET_RAW via unprivileged user namespaces) to crash the kernel via skb_under_panic(), constituting a local denial of service. The 16-bit opt_flen accumulator in ip6_datagram_send_ctl() wraps around when flooded with large IPV6_DSTOPTS cmsgs, causing the transmit path to underallocate sk_buff headroom while dst1opt still references a large destination-options header - the mismatch triggers BUG() on subsequent packet transmission. A proof-of-concept (poc.c) was submitted with the bug report; no public exploit identified at time of analysis as actively exploited (no CISA KEV listing), and EPSS is very low at 0.03%.
Stack overflow in HarmonyOS media platform allows authenticated local attackers to cause denial of service and potentially achieve limited information disclosure or integrity compromise through malicious user interaction. CVSS 6.1 reflects moderate severity with local attack vector, low complexity, and requirement for user interaction; EPSS and KEV status not provided. No public exploit code or active exploitation confirmed at time of analysis.
Deserialization of untrusted data in Samsung Open Source Escargot JavaScript engine prior to commit 97e8115ab1110bc502b4b5e4a0c689a71520d335 allows local attackers without privileges to trigger a denial of service condition via process abort. The vulnerability exploits unsafe deserialization of Java objects, resulting in application termination rather than code execution. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at the time of analysis.
Denial of service in Parani M10 Motorcycle Intercom v2.1.3 via crafted Bluetooth RFCOMM frames allows unauthenticated attackers within wireless range to crash the device. The vulnerability exploits a buffer overflow in the RFCOMM service handler, causing high availability impact. A proof-of-concept exists but active exploitation has not been confirmed; EPSS score of 0.02% suggests limited real-world exploitation pressure despite the accessible attack vector.
Heap use-after-free in Nitro PDF Pro 14.41.1.4 for Windows allows local code execution via malicious PDF containing crafted JavaScript calling this.mailDoc(). The vulnerability stems from premature deallocation of an XID object whose freed pointer is passed to wcscmp() and other functions, where attacker-controlled strings in the freed heap region can manipulate program flow. CVSS 8.4 (AV:L/PR:N) indicates local attack vector requiring no privileges or user interaction. EPSS 0.01% suggests low immediate exploitation probability; no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Nitro PDF Pro 14.41.1.4 for Windows crashes when processing maliciously crafted PDFs that invoke app.alert() with null arguments, causing denial of service through NULL pointer dereference in the JavaScript engine. Remote attackers can deliver weaponized PDF files requiring no authentication or user interaction beyond opening the document (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, with EPSS exploitation probability at 0.01% (2nd percentile), indicating low real-world targeting despite theoretical automation potential.
Nitro PDF Pro for Windows version 14.41.1.4 crashes when processing maliciously crafted XFA (XML Forms Architecture) packets due to a NULL pointer dereference, enabling remote denial-of-service attacks without authentication. An attacker can deliver a weaponized PDF containing the crafted XFA packet, causing the application to terminate when opened. EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.01%, 2nd percentile), no active exploitation confirmed (not in CISA KEV), and no public exploit code identified at time of analysis. Despite CVSS 7.5 (High), real-world risk is limited to availability impact only - no code execution, data theft, or privilege escalation possible.
Stack overflow in tinyobjloader's experimental MTL file parser (tinyobj_loader_opt.h) allows local attackers to trigger denial of service by supplying a malformed .mtl file. The vulnerability affects the library's material file parsing logic and crashes the application via stack memory corruption, though with EPSS score of 0.01% and no confirmed active exploitation, real-world risk is minimal despite the moderate CVSS 6.2 rating.
Varnish Cache 9.0.0 crashes (denial of service) when a remote client exploits timing between timeout_linger and timeout_idle to trigger HTTP/1 request pipelining that causes a workspace overflow in the refactored HTTP/2 architecture. The vulnerability stems from incomplete code path handling during workspace rollback in the recent non-blocking port, allowing prefetched data to exceed workspace_client boundaries and panic the daemon. Vendor-released patch: version 9.0.1. No public exploit code identified at time of analysis, but the attack requires only network access and careful timing, making real-world exploitation feasible for sophisticated attackers.
Varnish Enterprise before version 6.0.16r12 is vulnerable to a workspace overflow denial of service attack that crashes the daemon through the headerplus.write_req0() VCL function. Unauthenticated remote attackers can craft HTTP requests with excessive header fields to trigger a panic and terminate the Varnish server, particularly impacting deployments using shared VCL through Varnish Controller. CVSS base score of 4.0 reflects low availability impact with high attack complexity, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation has been identified.
Denial of service via workspace overflow in Varnish Cache 9 before 9.0.1 and Varnish Enterprise before 6.0.16r11 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to trigger daemon panic through HTTP/2 session upgrade with specific amounts of prefetched data. The vulnerability exploits improper buffer allocation during HTTP/1 to HTTP/2 transport upgrade, causing workspace exhaustion on subsequent pipelined fetch operations. EPSS score of 4.0 (low-to-medium risk) reflects attack complexity and limited scope (local availability impact only), though no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed.
Integer underflow in libexif version 0.6.25 and earlier during Fuji and Olympus MakerNote decoding allows local attackers to crash applications or leak sensitive memory information. The vulnerability requires local access and specific user interaction (high complexity) but affects all applications linking libexif, creating a supply-chain exposure for image processing tools.
Integer overflow in libexif through 0.6.25 Nikon MakerNote handling allows local attackers on 32-bit systems to trigger crashes or read sensitive memory, requiring high attack complexity and no user interaction. This affects only 32-bit architectures due to the integer arithmetic involved; EPSS probability is low given the local-only attack vector and high complexity prerequisite, but patch availability is currently unconfirmed.
BlueAuditor 1.7.2.0 contains a buffer overflow vulnerability in the registration key field that allows local attackers to crash the application by submitting an oversized key value. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
SpotFTP Password Recover 2.4.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows local attackers to crash the application by supplying an oversized buffer in the Name field during registration. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.9), this vulnerability is no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Tandoor Recipes versions prior to 2.6.5 suffer from a denial-of-service vulnerability in the recipe import functionality that allows authenticated users to crash the application server or severely degrade performance by uploading a specially crafted ZIP bomb file. The vulnerability affects recipe management and meal planning features accessible to authenticated users and has been patched in version 2.6.5.