Description: Overhead vulnerabilities are security flaws that arise when a system consumes excessive resources or fails to manage workload properly. These vulnerabilities can be exploited by attackers to cause poor performance, denial of service, or even compromise data integrity. They manifest in various forms, such as denial of service (DoS) attacks, where an attacker floods a server with requests to exhaust its resources, or in applications that do not adequately limit memory or CPU usage, allowing a malicious user to disproportionately consume resources. Inefficient resource management can lead to system instability or crashes, affecting all users relying on it. Therefore, identifying and mitigating these vulnerabilities is crucial for maintaining system availability and performance. In the context of vulnerability analysis, it is essential to conduct load and stress testing to identify weak points in infrastructure and implement preventive measures that ensure balanced resource usage, thus ensuring system resilience against potential attacks.
