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Elasticsearch Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability Leading to Denial-of-Service

Vulnerability

A resource allocation vulnerability without proper limits or throttling has been identified in Elasticsearch. This issue is present in versions prior to 7.17.21 and prior to 8.13.3. When exploited through a specially crafted query using an SQL function, the vulnerability can cause an OutOfMemoryError exception, leading to a crash.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability causes a denial-of-service condition, where the application crashes due to memory exhaustion.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to Elasticsearch versions 7.17.21 or 8.13.3 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
5.7
impact
2.5
exploitability
7.0
remediation
7.7
relevance
0.0
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
5.8

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