CVE-2024-23605 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00197.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Ggerganov	Llama.cpp

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-21099	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916

History

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 19:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1916

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00111}`	epss `{'score': 0.00145}`

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ggerganov Ggerganov llama.cpp
Weaknesses		CWE-787
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ggerganov:llama.cpp::::::::
Vendors & Products		Ggerganov Ggerganov llama.cpp

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: talos

Published: 2024-02-26T16:07:50.896Z

Updated: 2025-11-04T18:28:48.752Z

Reserved: 2024-01-18T18:45:21.761Z

Link: CVE-2024-23605

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T23:06:25.300Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-26T16:27:57.000

Modified: 2025-11-04T19:16:54.333

Link: CVE-2024-23605

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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