CVE-2024-37284

Elastic Defend Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding Leads to Crash

Published Jan 21, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Improper handling of alternate encoding occurs when Elastic Defend on Windows systems attempts to scan a file or process encoded as a multibyte character. This leads to an uncaught exception causing Elastic Defend to crash which in turn will prevent it from quarantining the file and/or killing the process.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-36693 Improper handling of alternate encoding occurs when Elastic Defend on Windows systems attempts to scan a file or process encoded as a multibyte character. This leads to an uncaught exception causing Elastic Defend to crash which in turn will prevent it from quarantining the file and/or killing the process.
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper handling of alternate encoding occurs when Elastic Defend on Windows systems attempts to scan a file or process encoded as a multibyte character. This leads to an uncaught exception causing Elastic Defend to crash which in turn will prevent it from quarantining the file and/or killing the process.
Title Elastic Defend Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding Leads to Crash
Weaknesses CWE-755
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Jan 21, 2025, 4:32 PM
Reserved
Jun 5, 2024, 2:21 PM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jan 21, 2025, 11:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:38 AM