---
id: 493
title: "[MoBP] Windows socket exhaustion"
source_domain: portswigger.net
source_url: "https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-windows-socket-exhaustion"
published_at: "2008-11-23T10:38:00Z"
tags: ["burp-suite", "windows", "portswigger", "intruder", "sockets", "sequencer", "reliability"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/493"
lang: en
---

# [MoBP] Windows socket exhaustion

## Summary

Rapid-fire tools like Sequencer and Intruder can exhaust Windows sockets, as closed sockets linger briefly. Burp now detects exhaustion, throttles back automatically, and reissues the failed requests.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** portswigger.net
- **Published:** 2008-11-23T10:38:00Z
- **Original:** https://portswigger.net/blog/mobp-windows-socket-exhaustion
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/493