CVE-2024-52981
Elasticsearch GeometryCollection Recursion Stack Overflow
Description
An issue was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the Well-KnownText formatted string with nested GeometryCollection objects could cause a stackoverflow.
INFO
Published Date :
April 8, 2025, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 8, 2025, 6:13 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.2
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2024-52981 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2024-52981.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-24-and-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-37/376924 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An issue was discovered in Elasticsearch, where a large recursion using the Well-KnownText formatted string with nested GeometryCollection objects could cause a stackoverflow. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-400 Added Reference https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-24-and-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-37/376924
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-52981 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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