Uncontrolled resource consumption in Spring Framework
Priority LOW 32CWE-400Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Low
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Applications that parse ETags from "If-Match" or "If-None-Match" request headers are vulnerable to DoS attack. Users of affected versions should upgrade to the corresponding fixed version. Users of older, unsupported versions could enforce a size limit on "If-Match" and "If-None-Match" headers, e.g. through a Filter.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00852 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial org.springframework:spring-web (Maven): 5.3.38, 6.0.23, 6.1.12Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Spring Framework | 6.1.0 - 6.1.11, 6.0.0 - 6.0.22, 5.3.0 - 5.3.37 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | before 5.3.38 | 5.3.38 | Patch available | GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.0.0 to before 6.0.23 | 6.0.23 | Patch available | GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g |
| — | org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) | 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12 | 6.1.12 | Patch available | GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g |
- Spring Framework VendorN/A Affected 6.1.0 - 6.1.11, 6.0.0 - 6.0.22, 5.3.0 - 5.3.37 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 5.3.38 Fixed in 5.3.38 Patch available GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.0.0 to before 6.0.23 Fixed in 6.0.23 Patch available GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g
- org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.1.0 to before 6.1.12 Fixed in 6.1.12 Patch available GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.38 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.0.23 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g org.springframework:spring-web (Maven) Fixed in 6.1.12 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2024:8064 Released 2024-10-14 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Build of Apache Camel 4.4.3 for Spring Boot security update.
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.3 for Spring Boot
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| A-MQ Clients 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat AMQ Broker 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Fuse 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Process Automation 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel - HawtIO 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat build of OptaPlanner 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat build of Apache Camel 4.4.3 for Spring Boot | Fixed | RHSA-2024:8064 |
Not affected: 9 products
- Red Hat Build of Keycloak
- Red Hat Data Grid 8
- Red Hat Integration Camel K 1
- Red Hat JBoss Data Grid 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 7
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 8
- Red Hat JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Expansion Pack
- Red Hat Single Sign-On 7
- Red Hat build of Apache Camel for Spring Boot 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-38809
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g
References
Other 6
- https://spring.io/security/cve-2024-38809
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/issues/33372
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/582bfccbb72e5c8959a0b472d1dc7d03a20520f3
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/8d16a50907c11f7e6b407d878a26e84eba08a533
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework/commit/bb17ad8314b81850a939fd265fb53b3361705e85
- https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-framework
Sources
- CVE-2024-38809 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-38809 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2rmj-mq67-h97g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-38809 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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