CVE-2024-38828: spring Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumDeferred
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-38828DEBIAN-CVE-2024-38828CGA-2rvr-7m82-v892CGA-2w3j-rp8j-p994CGA-32v5-xf8m-6cggCGA-3grx-6fqj-qx3hCGA-3vrg-x9vj-grqjCGA-48pg-g5q2-47hfCGA-58h3-42q3-rqj4CGA-62pr-h8cp-89chCGA-67v2-3hmc-whwwCGA-7ffg-pwvq-648hCGA-89h5-xh7g-wj5rCGA-8jv2-gprf-6958CGA-8mxh-cp6g-rwqvCGA-94vh-94h3-82g3CGA-9gg2-h3hv-63c6CGA-c4vq-hw8r-2vhjCGA-cwh5-vrc6-f867CGA-cx7q-5766-mcfwCGA-hxj2-c437-6r6cCGA-jwr8-hqmr-4h2gCGA-mpxj-7wpc-cccwGHSA-w3c8-7r8f-9jp8CGA-q69x-2j92-xg86CGA-r6ch-6jvf-v8rfCGA-x8fc-hp56-fm9x
Published 18-11-2024Last modified 09-05-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-38828 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in spring. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 18-11-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 09-05-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 6 sources · 1 versionMedium 5.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- NVDNIST5.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.72%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
53%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.72% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score0.72%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard12 products
- apache-activemq-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- apache-activemq-fips-5.19All versions (No fix recorded)
- geoserver-2.27All versions (No fix recorded)
- geoserver-2.28All versions (No fix recorded)
- kayenta-2025.0All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
- libspring-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
Org.springframework1 product
- spring-webmvc≥ 5.3.0, < 5.3.42
Spring1 product
- spring≥ 5.3.x, < 5.3.42
Ubuntu1 product
- libspring-javaAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 16 products
