CVE-2024-37284
Medium
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.
SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductElastic Defend
PublishedJan 21, 2025
First seenJan 21, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-755CWE-755
How to fix
Update
- Elastic Elastic Defend8.13.3 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Elastic Defend | 8.0.0 ≤ v < 8.13.3 | 8.13.3 |
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