CWE-405: Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)

The product does not properly control situations in which an adversary can cause the product to consume or produce excessive resources without requiring the adversary to invest equivalent work or otherwise prove authorization, i.e., the adversary's influence is "asymmetric."

A kind of CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption.

From the CWE List. © The MITRE Corporation.