CVE-2024-23496

Summary

CVE-2024-23496 is a newly disclosed buffer overflow vulnerability affecting the GGUF library's gguf_fread_str function in llama.cpp with Commit 18c2e17. This issue arises due to a heap-based buffer overflow. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by supplying a maliciously crafted .gguf file, potentially leading to code execution and subsequent unauthorized system access or data theft. This security flaw poses a significant risk to systems using the GGUF library and requires immediate attention and patching.

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