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CVE-2024-42479

The unsafe `data` pointer member in the `rpc_tensor` structure can cause arbitrary address writing.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 2.63%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.63%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

llama.cpp provides LLM inference in C/C++. The unsafe `data` pointer member in the `rpc_tensor` structure can cause arbitrary address writing. This vulnerability is fixed in b3561.

CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 2.63% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-123, CWE-787
Affected: ggml/llama.cpp
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/commit/b72942fac998672a79a1ae3c03b340f7e629980bPatch
https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-wcr5-566p-9cwjExploit, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.