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==Description==
 
==Description==
A Cash Overflow attack is a [[Denial of Service]] attack specifically aimed at exceeding the hosting costs for a cloud application, either essentially bankrupting the service owner or exceeding the application cost limits leading the Cloud Service Provider disabling the application.
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A Cash Overflow attack is a [[Denial of Service]] attack specifically aimed at exceeding the hosting costs for a cloud application, either essentially bankrupting the service owner or exceeding the application cost limits, leading the cloud service provider to disable the application.
  
 
==Risk Factors==
 
==Risk Factors==
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* Given enough resources, fairly easy to launch attack
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* Quickly detected due to immediate downtime/resources consumption/logging
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* Impact usually limited to loss of availability
  
 
==Related [[Threat Agents]]==
 
==Related [[Threat Agents]]==
* [[:Category:Logical Attacks]]
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* Most likely an [[:Category:Internet_attacker]]
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==Related [[Attacks]]==
 
==Related [[Attacks]]==
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==Related [[Controls]]==
 
==Related [[Controls]]==
* TBD
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* DoS Prevention Techniques
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==References==
 
==References==

Latest revision as of 22:31, 30 December 2013

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Last revision (mm/dd/yy): 12/30/2013


Description

A Cash Overflow attack is a Denial of Service attack specifically aimed at exceeding the hosting costs for a cloud application, either essentially bankrupting the service owner or exceeding the application cost limits, leading the cloud service provider to disable the application.

Risk Factors

  • Given enough resources, fairly easy to launch attack
  • Quickly detected due to immediate downtime/resources consumption/logging
  • Impact usually limited to loss of availability

Related Threat Agents

Related Attacks

Related Vulnerabilities

Related Controls

  • DoS Prevention Techniques

References