Modes d'introduction
Implementation
Plateformes applicables
Langue
Class: Not Language-Specific (Undetermined)
Technologies
Class: Not Technology-Specific (Undetermined)
Conséquences courantes
| Portée |
Impact |
Probabilité |
| Availability | DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU), DoS: Resource Consumption (Other), DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Note: Each thread of execution will "hang" and prevent tasks from completing. In some cases, CPU consumption may occur if a lock check occurs in a tight loop. | |
Exemples observés
| Références |
Description |
| A bug in some Intel Pentium processors allow DoS (hang) via an invalid "CMPXCHG8B" instruction, causing a deadlock |
| OS deadlock |
| OS deadlock involving 3 separate functions |
| deadlock in library |
| deadlock triggered by packets that force collisions in a routing table |
| read/write deadlock between web server and script |
| web server deadlock involving multiple listening connections |
| multiple simultaneous calls to the same function trigger deadlock. |
| chain: other weakness leads to NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) or deadlock (CWE-833). |
| deadlock when an operation is performed on a resource while it is being removed. |
| Deadlock in device driver triggered by using file handle of a related device. |
| Deadlock when large number of small messages cannot be processed quickly enough. |
| OS kernel has deadlock triggered by a signal during a core dump. |
| Race condition leads to deadlock. |
| Chain: array index error (CWE-129) leads to deadlock (CWE-833) |
Méthodes de détection
Automated Static Analysis
Automated static analysis, commonly referred to as Static Application Security Testing (SAST), can find some instances of this weakness by analyzing source code (or binary/compiled code) without having to execute it. Typically, this is done by building a model of data flow and control flow, then searching for potentially-vulnerable patterns that connect "sources" (origins of input) with "sinks" (destinations where the data interacts with external components, a lower layer such as the OS, etc.)
Efficacité : High
Notes de cartographie des vulnérabilités
Justification : This CWE entry is at the Base level of abstraction, which is a preferred level of abstraction for mapping to the root causes of vulnerabilities.
Commentaire : Carefully read both the name and description to ensure that this mapping is an appropriate fit. Do not try to 'force' a mapping to a lower-level Base/Variant simply to comply with this preferred level of abstraction.
Modèles d'attaque associés
| CAPEC-ID |
Nom du modèle d'attaque |
| CAPEC-25 |
Forced Deadlock The adversary triggers and exploits a deadlock condition in the target software to cause a denial of service. A deadlock can occur when two or more competing actions are waiting for each other to finish, and thus neither ever does. Deadlock conditions can be difficult to detect. |
Références
REF-62
The Art of Software Security Assessment
Mark Dowd, John McDonald, Justin Schuh.
REF-783
Secure Coding in C and C++
Robert C. Seacord.
Soumission
| Nom |
Organisation |
Date |
Date de publication |
Version |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2010-12-12 +00:00 |
2010-12-13 +00:00 |
1.11 |
Modifications
| Nom |
Organisation |
Date |
Commentaire |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2011-06-01 +00:00 |
updated Common_Consequences, Relationships, Taxonomy_Mappings |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2012-05-11 +00:00 |
updated References |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2017-05-03 +00:00 |
updated Related_Attack_Patterns |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2018-03-27 +00:00 |
updated References |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2019-01-03 +00:00 |
updated Taxonomy_Mappings |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2020-02-24 +00:00 |
updated Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2020-08-20 +00:00 |
updated Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2021-07-20 +00:00 |
updated Observed_Examples |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-01-31 +00:00 |
updated Description |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-04-27 +00:00 |
updated Relationships |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2023-06-29 +00:00 |
updated Mapping_Notes |
| CWE Content Team |
MITRE |
2025-12-11 +00:00 |
updated Applicable_Platforms, Detection_Factors, Time_of_Introduction, Weakness_Ordinalities |