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GHSA-WRH5-CMWX-Q2QR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-05-16 09:30 – Updated: 2025-05-22 19:19

Summary

Ollama Server Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) Attack

Details

A vulnerability in the Ollama server version 0.5.11 allows a malicious user to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) attack by customizing the manifest content and spoofing a service. This is due to improper validation of array index access when downloading a model via the /api/pull endpoint, which can lead to a server crash.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "modified": "2025-05-22T19:19:12Z",
  "published": "2025-05-16T09:30:36Z",
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  ],
  "summary": "Ollama Server Vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS) Attack"
}

CVE-2025-1975 (GCVE-0-2025-1975)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-16 08:25 – Updated: 2025-05-16 15:50

Summary

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-129 - Improper Validation of Array Index

Assigner

@huntr_ai

References

URL

Tags

https://huntr.com/bounties/921ba5d4-f1d0-4c66-976…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	ollama	ollama/ollama	Affected: unspecified , ≤ latest (custom)

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Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-WRH5-CMWX-Q2QR

CVE-2025-1975 (GCVE-0-2025-1975)

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