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CCC.Core.TH12: Resource Constraints are Exhausted

Threat ID:CCC.Core.TH12
Title:Resource Constraints are Exhausted
Description:

Exceeding the resource constraints through excessive consumption, resource-intensive operations, or lowering of rate-limit thresholds can impact the availability of elements such as memory, CPU, or storage. This may disrupt availability of the service or child resources by denying the associated functionality to users. If the impacted system is not designed to expect such a failure, the effect could also cascade to other services and resources.

Related Capabilities

IDTitleDescription
CCC.Core.F19Resource ScalingThe service may be configured to scale child resources automatically or on-demand.

External Mappings

Reference IDEntry IDStrengthRemarks
MITRE-ATT&CK
T1496
0
Resource Hijacking
MITRE-ATT&CK
T1499
0
Endpoint Denial of Service
MITRE-ATT&CK
T1498
0
Network Denial of Service

Controls

IDTitleObjectiveControl FamilyThreat MappingsGuideline MappingsAssessment Requirements
CCC.SvlsComp.C02Implement Function Invocation Rate LimitsEnsure that function invocation is limited to a specified threshold from any single entity, preventing resource exhaustion and denial of service attacks. Availability
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