Vulnerability · Published Jan 21, 2025 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2024-43709Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity resource allocation without limits in Elasticsearch from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.17.21 | GHSA-jgx4-7v3v-vwfm |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 8.13.3 | GHSA-jgx4-7v3v-vwfm |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 7.17.0, 8.0.0 – before 7.17.21, 8.13.3 |
Weakness: CWE-770 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H