CVE-2024-43709

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 v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442	Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250221-0007/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch::::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-01-21 11:15

Updated : 2025-12-03 07:46

NVD link : CVE-2024-43709

Mitre link : CVE-2024-43709

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-43709

JSON object : View

Products Affected

elastic

elasticsearch

CWE

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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