VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8452
CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability1.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Description
Kibana versions prior to 5.2.1 configured for SSL client access, file descriptors will fail to be cleaned up after certain requests and will accumulate over time until the process crashes.
Weakness classification
- CWE-769: DEPRECATED: Uncontrolled File Descriptor Consumption
- CWE-775: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
Primary references
- security@elastic.co — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory