CVE-2024-20687

Summary

CVE-2024-20687 is a newly disclosed vulnerability affecting Microsoft's AllJoyn API. This issue allows an attacker to launch a Denial of Service (DoS) attack by sending malicious traffic to a targeted system. The vulnerability exists due to insufficient input validation in the API. An attacker can exploit this flaw to cause the API to consume excessive resources, leading to a denial of service condition. Microsoft has released a patch to address this vulnerability, and it is strongly recommended that users install the update as soon as possible to protect against potential attacks.

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