CVE-2024-43709

Jan. 31, 2025, 8:20 p.m.

6.5
Medium

Description

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Elasticsearch can lead to an OutOfMemoryError exception resulting in a crash via a specially crafted query using an SQL function.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Elastic
  • Elasticsearch
  • *

Weaknesses

CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

*CPE(s)

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a elastic elasticsearch / / / / / / / /
a elastic elasticsearch / / / / / / / /

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442

Tags

CWE-770
bressers@elastic.co
2025-01-21
CVE-2024-43709

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10

CVSS Data

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
    • View Vector String

    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Date

  • Published: Jan. 21, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
  • Last Modified: Jan. 31, 2025, 8:20 p.m.

Status : Analyzed

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

bressers@elastic.co

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