CVE-2024-21438

Summary

CVE-2024-21438 is a newly identified Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Microsoft's AllJoyn API. This issue allows an attacker to send maliciously crafted messages to targeted systems, resulting in a resource exhaustion condition and potential crash of the AllJoyn service. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to prolonged downtime or unavailability of applications reliant on the AllJoyn API, causing significant disruption to businesses or individuals using the affected systems. Microsoft has recommended users install the latest security updates to mitigate the risk of this vulnerability.

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