CVE-2024-12886 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-12886

Out-Of-Memory (OOM) Vulnerability in ollama/ollama

Vulnerability Description

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 vulnerability is present in the `makeRequestWithRetry` and `getAuthorizationToken` functions, which use `io.ReadAll` to read the response body. This can result in excessive memory usage and a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

ollama/ollama
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: March 20th, 2025
Last Modified: October 15th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-409

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.