CVE-2024-37284 (CVSS 5.5)

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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CVSS v3.1 Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-755 CWE-755

References

Other References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-defend-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-24/373441

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-37284? +

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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2024-37284? +

CVE-2024-37284 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-37284? +

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