Vulnerability in Ollama Ollama/ollama

CVE-2024-12886

An Out-Of-Memory (OOM) vulnerability exists in the `ollama` server version 0.3.14. This vulnerability can be triggered when a malicious API server responds with a gzip bomb HTTP response, leading to the `ollama` server crashing. The vulner…

EPSS: 0.000 (15.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-12886?
CVE-2024-12886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ollama Ollama/ollama, classified under Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-03-20.
How severe is CVE-2024-12886?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-12886 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.