CVE•Published 2024-02-26•Modified 2026-04-27•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2024-21825Ggml · Llama.cpp
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CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
41
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 59% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GGUF library GGUF_TYPE_ARRAY/GGUF_TYPE_STRING parsing 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.
Timeline
Published 2024-02-26
Modified 2026-04-27
External references
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vuln:CVE-2024-21825Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
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vuln:CVE-2024-21825Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
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