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.
Severity
High
Likelihood
Low
1
/ 100
low-risk
Active Threat
0/50 · Minimal
Exploit Availability
1/50 · Minimal