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CVE-2024-8768

Medium Severity
SVRS
30/100
CVSSv3
NA/10
EPSS
0.00075/1

CVE-2024-8768: Denial of Service in vLLM. A critical flaw in the vLLM library allows a malicious actor to crash the API server by sending a completions API request with an empty prompt. This results in a denial of service, disrupting normal operations. While the CVSS score is 0, SOCRadar's Vulnerability Risk Score (SVRS) is 30, indicating a moderate risk that should be addressed. The vulnerability can be exploited easily, making the vLLM API server unavailable. Addressing this issue is important to protect from potential downtime. This vulnerability poses a significant threat to systems that rely on the vLLM library for API services.

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VECTOR STRING
PUBLICATION DATE2024-09-17
LAST MODIFIED2024-09-20
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Description

CVE-2024-8768 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the vLLM library. An attacker can crash the vLLM API server by sending a completions API request with an empty prompt. This could lead to a denial of service for users of the vLLM API.

Key Insights

  • The SVRS for CVE-2024-8768 is 34, which is below the critical threshold of 80. This indicates that the vulnerability is not considered to be a critical threat.
  • The vulnerability is not currently being exploited in the wild.
  • The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has not issued a warning about the vulnerability.

Mitigation Strategies

  • Update to the latest version of the vLLM library.
  • Use a web application firewall to block requests with empty prompts.
  • Monitor the vLLM API server for signs of a denial-of-service attack.

Additional Information

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Indicators of Compromise

No IOCs found for this CVE

Exploits

No exploits found for this CVE

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CVE-2024-8768 A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service. https://t.co/kKjriHsg45
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Affected Software

No affected software found for this CVE

References

ReferenceLink
[email protected]https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8768
[email protected]https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311895
[email protected]https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/7632
[email protected]https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/7746

CWE Details

CWE IDCWE NameDescription
CWE-617Reachable AssertionThe product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

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