#VU103110 Uncaught Exception in Elastic Defend - CVE-2024-37284
Published: January 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103110
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37284
CWE-ID: CWE-248
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elastic Defend
Elastic Defend
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling when parsing files or processes with multibyte character encoding. A remote attacker can trick the victim into scanning a specially crafted file and crash the application.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.