Elasticsearch up to 7.17.23/8.15.0 GeometryCollection resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elasticsearch up to 7.17.23/8.15.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument GeometryCollection leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-52981. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Elasticsearch up to 7.17.23/8.15.0. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation of the argument GeometryCollection with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the Well-KnownText formatted string with nested GeometryCollection objects could cause a stackoverflow.

The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-52981 since 11/18/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.7
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

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Timelineinfo

11/18/2024 🔍
04/08/2025 +140 days 🔍
04/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/02/2025 +177 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52981 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52981
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303905

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 19:28
Updated: 10/02/2025 23:34
Changes: 04/08/2025 19:28 (61), 10/02/2025 23:34 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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