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incidents/AIR-2024-0214

Heap-based buffer overflow in llama.cpp header.n_kv

Attack on AI2 Disclosed vulnerabilityInfrastructure vulnerabilitySupply chain

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the llama.cpp GGUF library header.n_kv function. A specially crafted model file can lead to code execution when processed.

disclosed CVENo confirmed exploitation, so this record is tracked as a disclosed vulnerability and not counted as an incident. It moves into the counts if CISA or the vendor confirms exploitation. Why

Details

type
Attack on AI
An AI model, agent or AI-powered product was the thing exploited, abused or leaked.
categories
  • Infrastructure vulnerabilityprimary
    CVEs and advisories in AI frameworks, inference servers, MCP servers, AI developer tools and hosting stacks.
  • Supply chain
    Malicious or backdoored models, poisoned packages, unsafe deserialization and other compromised AI dependencies.
owasp llm top 10
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
2 · Disclosed vulnerability
CVE or vendor advisory, patched or patchable, no confirmed exploitation.
targets
Framework / tooling
products
llama.cpp
incident date
26 Feb 2024
first reported
26 Feb 2024
origin
NVD
Vulnerability record from NVD / the GitHub Advisory Database. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
CVE-2024-23605 · buffer-overflow · gguf
record
created 2026-10-18 10:04Z · updated 2026-10-18 10:04Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-02-26
    CVE-2024-23605: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GGUF library header.n_kv functionality of llama.cpp Commit 18c2e17.
    NVD · nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23605

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