CVE-2024-23605

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GGUF library header.n_kv functionality of llama.cpp Commit 18c2e17. A specially crafted .gguf file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ggerganov:llama.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2024-02-26 16:27

Updated : 2025-11-04 19:16

NVD link : CVE-2024-23605

Mitre link : CVE-2024-23605

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2024-23605

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Products Affected

ggerganov

llama.cpp

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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