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CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Weakness Summary

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

  • Canonical source: MITRE CWE-770 (opens in a new tab)
  • Published Atomicorp CVE observations: 2
  • Distinct affected products in those observations: 2
  • Active Atomicorp rules associated with this weakness: 7

Atomicorp Research Context

Atomicorp has published CVE-specific research observations associated with this weakness category. Each linked CVE page states whether the tested request was detected or blocked and is the authoritative customer-facing finding.

The CVEs and rules shown here are selected published examples, not a complete list of Atomicorp protections. If a CWE, CVE, or rule is absent from this page, no conclusion should be drawn about whether Atomicorp protects against that weakness or attack method.

A CWE describes a class of software weakness. It does not identify one exploit request, and association with a CWE does not mean that every vulnerability or exploitation path in that category is detected or blocked.

Selected Published CVE Observations

CVEVulnerabilityProductAtomicorp findingObserved rules
CVE-2017-5850OpenBSD HTTPd < 6.0 - Memory Exhaustion Denial of ServiceopenbsdAttack Blocked by Atomicorp390727 , 392301 , 392648
CVE-2026-26477dokuwiki Denial of Service VulnerabilitydokuwikiAttack Blocked by Atomicorp340007 , 344360 , 347009 , 390709

Associated Atomicorp WAF Rules

RuleStatusBehavior
340007Activedisruptive (deny)
344360Activedisruptive (deny)
347009Activedisruptive (deny)
390709Activedisruptive (deny)
390727Activedisruptive (deny)
392301Activedisruptive (deny)
392648Activedisruptive (deny)

MITRE associates this CWE with the following attack-pattern entries. These taxonomy relationships are context, not Atomicorp coverage claims:

CAPEC-125 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-130 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-147 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-197 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-229 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-230 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-231 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-469 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-482 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-486 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-487 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-488 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-489 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-490 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-491 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-493 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-494 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-495 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-496 (opens in a new tab) , CAPEC-528 (opens in a new tab)