# Elasticsearch 7.17.21 and 8.13.3 Security Update (ESA-2024-25)

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [January 21, 2025, 10:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-17-21-and-8-13-3-security-update-esa-2024-25/373442 "2025-01-21T10:49:35Z")\
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**Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash (ESA-2024-25)**

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Elasticsearch can lead to an OutOfMemoryError exception resulting in a crash via a specially crafted query using an SQL function.

**Affected Versions:**  
Versions up to 7.17.21 and versions up to 8.13.3

**Solutions and Mitigations:**  
The issue is resolved in version 7.17.21 and 8.13.3.

**Severity:** CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H  
**CVE ID:** CVE-2024-43709

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