CAPEC-603
Blockage
An adversary blocks the delivery of an important system resource causing the system to fail or stop working.
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Explain the attack pattern CAPEC-603: Blockage: how it unfolds, what it needs and how to prevent and detect it in my systems. Use https://capec.mitre.org/data/definitions/603.html and https://cve.bz/cve/capec/603?via=ask-ai-copy, which lists recent CVEs with the weaknesses it exploits. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this attack pattern's id and public links.
Prerequisites
This attack pattern requires knowledge of where important system resources are logically located as well as how they operate.
Consequences
| Impact | Affects | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Availability | Blocking a resource from functional operation denies its availability to authorized users. |
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