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CVE-2024-39721

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.68%

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CVE-2024-39721 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in Ollama before 0.1.34. The CreateModelHandler function uses os.Open to read a file until completion. EPSS estimates a 2.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
2.68%

83.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
OllamaOllama< 0.1.34

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-39721?
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).
How severe is CVE-2024-39721?
CVE-2024-39721 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.68% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39721?
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Source: NVD / NIST