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.
Published: 2025-01-21
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-36693 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.
History

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 21 Jan 2025 11:15:00 +0000

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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.
Title Elastic Defend Improper Handling of Alternate Encoding Leads to Crash
Weaknesses CWE-755
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2025-01-21T16:32:03.006Z

Reserved: 2024-06-05T14:21:14.942Z

Link: CVE-2024-37284

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Updated: 2025-01-21T16:31:58.898Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2025-01-21T11:15:09.633

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-37284

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