1758
Description
The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an
infinite loop.
Extended Description
If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume
excessive resources such as CPU or memory.
Relationships
The table(s) below shows the weaknesses and high level categories that are related to this
weakness. These relationships are defined as ChildOf, ParentOf, MemberOr and give insight to
similar items that may exist at higher and lower levels of abstraction. In addition, relationships such
as PeerOf and CanAlsoBe are defined to show similar weaknesses that may want to be explored.
Relevant to the view "Research Concepts" (CWE-1000)
Nature Type ID Name Page
ChildOf 834 Excessive Iteration 1754
CanFollow 1322 Use of Blocking Code in Single-threaded, Non-blocking
Context