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CWE-408
Incorrect Behavior Order: Early Amplification
Base
Draft
Description
The product allows an entity to perform a legitimate but expensive operation before authentication or authorization has taken place.
Parent Weaknesses (ChildOf)
Common Consequences
Scope
Availability
Impact
DoS: Amplification, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Memory)
CVE-2004-2458Tool creates directories before authenticating user.
Applicable Platforms
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