#VU80874 Stack-based buffer overflow in Elasticsearch - CVE-2023-31419
Published: September 19, 2023 / Updated: October 25, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80874
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-31419
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
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 a boundary error within the _search API. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a stack buffer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.