CWE-1089: Large Data Table with Excessive Number of Indices
Description
The product uses a large data table that contains an excessively large number of indices.
While the interpretation of large data table and excessively large number of indices may vary for each product or developer, CISQ recommends a default threshold of 1000000 rows for a large table and a default threshold of 3 indices.
- Abstraction
- BaseA weakness specific enough to point to detection and prevention methods.
- Likelihood of exploit
- Not rated by MITRE
- Status
- Incomplete
Common consequences
- Other
Reduce Performance
This issue can make the product perform more slowly. If the relevant code is reachable by an attacker, then this performance problem might introduce a vulnerability.
Related weaknesses
Parent weaknesses
CAPEC attack patterns that exploit it
CWE 4.20 links no CAPEC attack pattern to this weakness.