TI-2024-28447 Aliases CVE-2024-42479

llama.cpp allows write-what-where in rpc_server::set_tensor

HIGH 76CWE-123Published 2024-08-12 · Updated 2024-08-13

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02607 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
ggml-org	llama.cpp	< b3561	—	No fix listed	CNA

llama.cpp Vendorggml-org Affected < b3561 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ggml:llama.cpp::::::::	before b3561	Vulnerable	ggml-org

cpe:2.3:a:ggml:llama.cpp:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before b3561 Vulnerable ·ggml-org

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product

Red Hat

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-42479

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-wcr5-566p-9cwj

Patch 1

https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp/commit/b72942fac998672a79a1ae3c03b340f7e629980b

TI-2026-26459 llama.cpp: Unauthenticated RCE via GRAPH_COMPUTE buffer=0 bypass in llama.cpp RPC backend CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-28446 llama.cpp allows Arbitrary Address Read in rpc_server::get_tensor CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-17570 llama.cpp has Out-of-bounds Write in llama-server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-15627 Integer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-14482 Heap-based buffer overflow in ggml-org llama.cpp CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2025-32661 llama.cpp tokenizer signed vs. unsigned heap overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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