CWE · MITRE source
CWE-674Uncontrolled Recursion
The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.
Last updated: 04 July 2026 08:17 UTC
Cumulative inbound coverage
How completely the frameworks we cross-walk collectively cover this — the verdict is the strongest single mapping (overlapping partials are not summed); breadth shows the corroboration behind it.
Collective: mostly · 3 mapping(s) from 2 framework(s): CAPEC 2 (partial) · ATT&CK 1 (mostly)
NIST 800-53 r5 controls that address this weakness (2)AI
| Control | Title | Family | Why it addresses this CWE |
|---|---|---|---|
CP-7 | Alternate Processing Site | CP | Supports resumption at alternate site when uncontrolled recursion causes primary site failure or crash. |
SC-5 | Denial-of-service Protection | SC | Prevents uncontrolled recursion that exhausts stack or CPU resources. |
MITRE ATT&CK techniques this weakness enables
Our own two-way CWE↔ATT&CK cross-walk — a direct mapping with no public source (the CWE→CAPEC→ATT&CK chain leaves most top weaknesses, incl. XSS and SQLi, mapped to nothing). Drafted by Grok and spot-checked by Claude Opus 4.8.
Direction: ← other covers this;
→ this covers other (F/M/P = full / mostly /
partial).
Top CVEs of this weakness type, ranked by Risk Priority
| CVE | Risk | CVSS | EPSS | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CVE-2021-45105 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.0000 | 2021-12-18 |
CVE-2023-50269 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.5763 | 2023-12-14 |
CVE-2024-25111 UPD | 8.0 | 8.6 | 0.6525 | 2024-03-06 |
CVE-2018-1000618 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0153 | 2018-07-09 |
CVE-2021-41752 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0120 | 2022-04-05 |
CVE-2023-51803 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0070 | 2024-04-01 |
CVE-2026-40324 | 7.0 | 9.1 | 0.0090 | 2026-04-18 |
CVE-2026-43185 UPD | 7.0 | 9.8 | 0.0062 | 2026-05-06 |
CVE-2007-1285 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.1816 | 2007-03-06 |
CVE-2017-8535 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.1683 | 2017-05-26 |
CVE-2017-8536 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.1683 | 2017-05-26 |
CVE-2017-8537 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 0.1683 | 2017-05-26 |
CVE-2018-0739 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.1930 | 2018-03-27 |
CVE-2021-42697 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 0.3614 | 2021-11-02 |
CVE-2007-3409 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0349 | 2007-06-26 |
CVE-2016-3627 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0703 | 2016-05-17 |
CVE-2017-5839 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0448 | 2017-02-09 |
CVE-2017-9304 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0184 | 2017-05-31 |
CVE-2017-9438 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0257 | 2017-06-05 |
CVE-2017-9729 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0108 | 2017-06-16 |
CVE-2017-9766 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0382 | 2017-06-21 |
CVE-2017-11164 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0310 | 2017-07-11 |
CVE-2017-11554 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0188 | 2017-07-23 |
CVE-2017-11556 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0120 | 2017-07-23 |
CVE-2017-12964 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 0.0184 | 2017-08-18 |