CVE-2023-31419

Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability

Published Oct 26, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 61.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-qwrx-45xf-jjf7 Elasticsearch vulnerable to stack overflow in the search API
History
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Description A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service. A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Feb 13, 2025, 4:50 PM
Reserved
Apr 27, 2023, 6:54 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 26, 2023, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 5:56 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 26, 2023, 12:00 AM