BIT-elasticsearch-2024-23449

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    BIT-elasticsearch-2024-23449

    Published: 14 May 2024Last Modified: 8 Sept 2026

    Summary: Elasticsearch Uncaught Exception

    Details: An uncaught exception in Elasticsearch >= 8.4.0 and < 8.11.1 occurs when an encrypted PDF is passed to an attachment processor through the REST API. The Elasticsearch ingest node that attempts to parse the PDF file will crash. This does not happen with password-protected PDF files or with unencrypted PDF files.

    References: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-11-1-security-update-esa-2024-05/356458, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23449

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: elasticsearch

    Purl: pkg:bitnami/elasticsearch

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 8.4.0
    Fixed -8.11.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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