CVE-2017-8452 describes a resource exhaustion vulnerability in Kibana versions prior to 5.2.1 when configured for SSL client access. This flaw allows file descriptors to accumulate after specific requests, eventually leading to a denial of service as the Kibana process crashes. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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