The availability impact metric indicates the impact on the availability of the affected component after successful exploitation of the vulnerability. The loss of availability may be due to a network service stopping, such as the web, a database, or an email. All the attacks that tend to consume resources in the form of network bandwidth, processor cycles, or disk space could be indicated by this metric:
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Parameter |
Description |
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High |
Complete loss of availability, resulting in denied access to the resources of the affected component |
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Low |
Limited impact on resource availability |
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None |
There is no impact on availability within the impacted component |