CVE-2024-21836

CRITICAL EPSS 68.0%
Published Feb 26, 20242y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Feb 26, 2024 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GGUF library header.n_tensors 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 Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
68.0% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound Numeric Error
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
ggmlllama.cpp* <2024-01-09

References 2

  • talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1915
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • talosintelligence.com https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1915
    ExploitThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.