CWE-920: Improper Restriction of Power Consumption

ID CWE-920

Abstraction Base

Structure Simple

Status Incomplete

Number of CVEs 4

The product operates in an environment in which power is a limited resource that cannot be automatically replenished, but the product does not properly restrict the amount of power that its operation consumes.

In environments such as embedded or mobile devices, power can be a limited resource such as a battery, which cannot be automatically replenished by the product itself, and the device might not always be directly attached to a reliable power source. If the product uses too much power too quickly, then this could cause the device (and subsequently, the product) to stop functioning until power is restored, or increase the financial burden on the device owner because of increased power costs.

Normal operation of an application will consume power. However, in some cases, an attacker could cause the application to consume more power than intended, using components such as:

Display
CPU
Disk I/O
GPS
Sound
Microphone
USB interface

Modes of Introduction

Phase	Note
Architecture and Design

Applicable Platforms

Type	Class	Name	Prevalence
Language	Not Language-Specific
Technology	Mobile

Relationships

View			Weakness
# ID	View	Status	# ID	Name	Abstraction	Structure	Status
CWE-1000	Research Concepts	Draft	CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	Class	Simple	Draft
CWE-1003	Weaknesses for Simplified Mapping of Published Vulnerabilities	Incomplete	CWE-400	Uncontrolled Resource Consumption	Class	Simple	Draft

CVEs Published

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CVSS Severity

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CVSS Base Score

# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	Exploits	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date
# CVE	Description	CVSS	EPSS	EPSS Trend (30 days)	Affected Products	Weaknesses	Security Advisories	PoC	Pubblication Date	Modification Date