Spring Boot server Web Observations DoS Vulnerability

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34055",
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    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Spring Boot server Web Observations DoS Vulnerability",
    "summary": "In Spring Boot versions 2.7.0 - 2.7.17, 3.0.0-3.0.12 and 3.1.0-3.1.5, it is possible for a user to provide specially crafted HTTP requests that may cause a denial-of-service (DoS) condition. Specifically, an application is vulnerable when all of the following are true: * the application uses Spring MVC or Spring WebFlux * org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-actuator is on the classpath",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:33.098144903Z",
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  "published_at": "2023-11-28T08:27:25.132+00:00"
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