OpenSearch StackOverflow vulnerability
Impact
A flaw was discovered in OpenSearch, affecting the _search API that allowed a specially crafted query string to cause a Stack Overflow and ultimately a Denial of Service.
The issue was identified by Elastic Engineering and corresponds to security advisory [ESA-2023-14](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-9-1-7-17-13-security-update/343297) (CVE-2023-31419).
Mitigation
Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.1 contain a fix for this issue.
For more information
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Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.opensearch:opensearch Maven | < 1.3.14 | 1.3.14 |
| >= 2.0.0, < 2.11.1 | 2.11.1 |
Details and references
- CVSS 3.1
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)