Resource Allocation Without LimitsWeakness · CWE-770

CVE-2025-1059

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-02-13
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability exists that could cause communications to stop when malicious packets are sent to the webserver of the device.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

A CWE-770 resource exhaustion vulnerability in the device's webserver allows attackers to send malicious packets that consume excessive resources without throttling, causing communications to cease. This is a denial-of-service condition stemming from missing or inadequate resource limits on incoming requests.

MitigationImplement proper resource limits, request throttling, and connection pooling on the webserver to prevent unbounded resource consumption from malicious or excessive packets.

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From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify the webserver component
    Determine what webserver software is running on the device (e.g., Apache, nginx, IIS, lighttpd, or an embedded web server). Check running processes or installed packages.
    Affected if The device operates a webserver service that handles incoming HTTP/HTTPS requests
  2. Locate webserver configuration
    Find the main configuration file for the detected webserver (commonly httpd.conf, nginx.conf, server.xml, or similar). Document all loaded modules and included configuration files.
    Affected if Configuration files exist and the webserver is actively serving requests
  3. Check for rate limiting configuration
    Search configuration files for directives related to rate limiting, request throttling, or connection limiting. Look for modules like mod_ratelimit, limit_req_zone, rate_limit, or equivalent settings.
    Affected if No rate limiting, request throttling, or connection rate controls are present in the configuration
  4. Verify connection and request limits
    Inspect settings for max connections per client, request timeout values, max request size, and keep-alive settings. Check if these are explicitly set or left at default/unlimited values.
    Affected if Connection limits, timeouts, or request size limits are not configured or are set to excessively high values
  5. Monitor for resource exhaustion symptoms
    Observe system resource usage and network connection states during normal or elevated traffic. Check for excessive memory consumption, CPU saturation, or growing connection counts in TIME_WAIT state.
    Affected if The system exhibits signs of resource exhaustion under load or from sustained requests

The environment is affected if a webserver is running without configured resource limits, rate limiting, or request throttling mechanisms that would constrain malicious or excessive packet consumption.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper resource limits, request throttling, and connection pooling on the webserver to prevent unbounded resource consumption from malicious or excessive packets.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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