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CWE-920: Improper Restriction of Power Consumption

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The product operates in an environment in which power is a limited resource that cannot be automatically replenished - or has financial restrictions - but the product does not properly restrict the amount of power that its operation consumes.

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In environments such as embedded or mobile devices, power can be a limited resource such as a battery, which cannot be automatically replenished by the product itself, and the device might not always be directly attached to a reliable power source. If the product uses too much power too quickly, then this could cause the device (and subsequently, the product) to stop functioning until power is restored, or increase the financial burden on the device owner because of increased power costs.

Source: MITRE CWE-920

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