Description

The server is rendered unresponsive as a result of one of the following: - An amplification attack, which uses a single request to produce multiple responses. - A single malicious request that breaks the application or consumes an enormous amount of resources.

Impact

Deny temporary or permanently the access to one or several application services.

Recommendation

Define a time-out when a query or a search is taking a lot of time processing the information.

Threat

Anonymous attacker from the Internet.

Expected Remediation Time

⏱️ 60 minutes.

Requirements

Fixes