Name: CVE-2017-8452: Missing Release of File Descriptor or Handle after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2017-8452, CWE-775, CWE-769, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.01383

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Elastic Kibana	—	Upgrade Elastic Kibana to the latest version	Sep 3, 2025	Jun 16, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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