CVE-2024-38828 | CVE-2024-38828: DoS via Spring MVC controller method with byte[] parameter

Spring MVC controller methods with an @RequestBody byte[] method parameter are vulnerable to a DoS attack.

Published: 2024-11-17 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Deferred，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-38828 is rated Low Risk (39.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.73%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-38828

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.73% +0.65%
2 2026-03-04 0.03% 0.08% +0.04%
3 2026-03-01 — 0.03% —

Full EPSS history (23 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-38828

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 3.9 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-38828

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-38828

GHSA-w3c8-7r8f-9jp8 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: maven — Spring MVC controller vulnerable to a DoS attack

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-38828

vendor priority summary link
debian unimportant CVE-2024-38828 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-38828
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-38828
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-38828 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (libspring-java), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): needs-triage 8, ignored 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38828

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-38828

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
No affected products in dataset.

References for CVE-2024-38828

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