CAPEC-82: DEPRECATED: Violating Implicit Assumptions Regarding XML Content (aka XML Denial of Service (XDoS))
This attack pattern has been deprecated as it a generalization of CAPEC-230: XML Nested Payloads, CAPEC-231: XML Oversized Payloads, and CAPEC-147: XML Ping of Death. Please refer to these CAPECs going forward.
Overview
CAPEC-82 (DEPRECATED: Violating Implicit Assumptions Regarding XML Content (aka XML Denial of Service (XDoS))) is a standard-level attack pattern catalogued by MITRE in the Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC). It describes a recurring method attackers use to exploit software weaknesses.