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CVE-2024-43709

Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash

Published: Jan 21, 2025Updated: Feb 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-770
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-770

Affected Products

elasticsearchelasticDatabases
ElasticsearchElasticDatabases
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMavenOSS Libraries
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
ElasticsearchElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442
discuss.elastic.co
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250221-0007/
security.netapp.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-43709
nvd.nist.gov
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Timeline

Published
Jan 21, 2025
Last Updated
Feb 21, 2025

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