CWE-835

• CWE ID
• 835

• CWE Name
• Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

• CWE Abstraction
• Base

• CWE structure
• Simple

• CWE Status
• Incomplete

The program contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

If the loop can be influenced by an attacker, this weakness could allow attackers to consume excessive resources such as CPU or memory.