DTLS1_BITMAP *dtls1_get_bitmap(SSL *s, SSL3_RECORD *rr,
                               unsigned int *is_next_epoch)
{

    *is_next_epoch = 0;

    /* In current epoch, accept HM, CCS, DATA, & ALERT */
    if (rr->epoch == s->rlayer.d->r_epoch)
        return &s->rlayer.d->bitmap;

    /*
     * Only HM and ALERT messages can be from the next epoch and only if we
     * have already processed all of the unprocessed records from the last
     * epoch
     */
    else if (rr->epoch == (unsigned long)(s->rlayer.d->r_epoch + 1) &&
             s->rlayer.d->unprocessed_rcds.epoch != s->rlayer.d->r_epoch &&
             (rr->type == SSL3_RT_HANDSHAKE || rr->type == SSL3_RT_ALERT)) {
        *is_next_epoch = 1;
        return &s->rlayer.d->next_bitmap;
    }

    return NULL;
}

The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.