CVE-2024-39721

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in Ollama before 0.1.34. The CreateModelHandler function uses os.Open to read a file until completion. The req.Path parameter is user-controlled and can be set to /dev/random, which is blocking, causing the goroutine to run infinitely (even after the HTTP request is aborted by the client).

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory oligo.security
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/9164b0161bcb24e543cba835a8863b80af2c0c21/server/routes.go#L557 product
https://github.com/ollama/ollama/blob/adeb40eaf29039b8964425f69a9315f9f1694ba8/server/routes.go#L536 product
https://www.oligo.security/blog/more-models-more-probllms third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-39721?
CVE-2024-39721 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-39721?
To fix CVE-2024-39721, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-39721 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2024-39721 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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