VMware Tanzu Spring Framework: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service
WID-SEC-2024-1853 · first 15.08.2024 · updated 10.03.2026 · CVSS 7,5
What it is about
Das Spring Framework bietet ein Entwicklungsmodell für Java mit Infrastrukturunterstützung auf Anwendungsebene. Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in VMware Tanzu Spring Framework ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.
Under what conditions?
Over the network and without logging in. This is the most dangerous combination: attackers can scan reachable devices automatically.
What can happen in the worst case
An attacker could use the vulnerability to
- einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen
Am I affected?
Affected according to the BSI:
- IBM InfoSphere Information Server 11.7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
- IBM Rational ClearCase
- NetApp ActiveIQ Unified Manager
- Hitachi Ops Center
- IBM Business Automation Workflow
- IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.11.x
- IBM Operational Decision Manager 8.12.x
- IBM Security Guardium 12.0
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <5.3.39
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <6.1.12
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework <6.0.23
and 8 more
The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.
What helps?
Update to at least:
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 5.3.39
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 6.1.12
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 6.0.23
- VMware Tanzu Spring Framework 5.3.38
- IBM QRadar SIEM 7.5.0 UP10 IF01
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 24.0.0-IF004
- IBM Business Automation Workflow 21.0.3-IF039
- Trellix ePolicy Orchestrator 5.10.0 Service pack 1 Update 5
- SolarWinds Security Event Manager 2025.4
Is the vulnerability already being exploited?
None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.
Information and sources
- Original BSI advisory (WID)
- Spring blog vom 2024-08-14 spring.io
- Spring blog vom 2024-08-14 spring.io
- Spring blog vom 2024-08-14 spring.io
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:6508 vom 2024-09-10 rhn.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:6508 vom 2024-09-10 access.redhat.com
- NetApp Security Advisory NTAP-20240920-0002 vom 2024-09-20 security.netapp.com
- NetApp Security Advisory NTAP-20240920-0003 vom 2024-09-20 security.netapp.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7172193 vom 2024-10-04 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7169825 vom 2024-10-24 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin www.ibm.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:8887 vom 2024-11-05 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:8886 vom 2024-11-05 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:8884 vom 2024-11-05 access.redhat.com
- Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2024:8885 vom 2024-11-05 access.redhat.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7176911 vom 2024-11-22 www.ibm.com
- Hitachi Vulnerability Information HITACHI-SEC-2024-152 vom 2024-12-17 www.hitachi.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7180385 vom 2025-01-07 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7182811 vom 2025-02-07 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7182821 vom 2025-02-07 www.ibm.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7185046 vom 2025-03-28 www.ibm.com
- Trellix Release Notes vom 2025-06-26 docs.trellix.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7241582 vom 2025-08-06 www.ibm.com
- Solarwinds SEM 2025.4 release notes vom 2025-10-14 documentation.solarwinds.com
- IBM Security Bulletin 7262527 vom 2026-03-10 www.ibm.com
CVE: CVE-2024-38808, CVE-2024-38809
Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.