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Elasticsearch CVE-2024-52981

MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)
2025-04-08 security@elastic.co
4.9
CVSS 3.1
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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:35 vuln.today
Patch released
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:35 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Apr 08, 2025 - 17:15 nvd
MEDIUM 4.9

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact
† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth
  • 19 maven packages depend on org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (12 direct, 7 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 7.17.0.

DescriptionNVD

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

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the Well-KnownText formatted string with nested GeometryCollection objects could cause a stackoverflow. Rated medium severity (CVSS 4.9), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. An issue was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the Well-KnownText formatted string with nested GeometryCollection objects could cause a stackoverflow. Affected products include: Elastic Elasticsearch.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.

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CVE-2024-52981 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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