CWE-920 – Improper Restriction of Power Consumption

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Description

The software operates in an environment in which power is a limited resource that cannot be automatically replenished, but the software does not properly restrict the amount of power that its operation consumes.

Modes of Introduction:

– Architecture and Design

Likelihood of Exploit:

 

Related Weaknesses

CWE-400
CWE-400

 

Consequences

Availability: DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

The power source could be drained, causing the application – and the entire device – to cease functioning.

 

Potential Mitigations

CVE References