CVE-2024-38828

Summary

CVE-2024-38828 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Spring MVC applications. The issue lies in controller methods that accept an @RequestBody byte[] parameter. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to launch a Denial of Service (DoS) attack by sending maliciously crafted byte arrays, leading to excessive resource consumption and potential application crashes. Developers are advised to update their Spring MVC dependencies to the latest version or implement necessary mitigations to prevent potential attacks.

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