CVE-2024-21825 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GGUF library of llama.cpp, specifically impacting its GGUF_TYPE_ARRAY/GGUF_TYPE_STRING parsing. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to achieve remote code execution by providing a specially crafted .gguf file. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2024-01-09CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ggml:llama.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.