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Ollama CVE-2024-12886

HIGH
Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) (CWE-409)
2025-03-20 security@huntr.dev
7.5
CVSS 3.0 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
7.5 HIGH
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 02, 2026 - 14:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 28, 2026 - 18:32 vuln.today
CVE Published
Mar 20, 2025 - 10:15 nvd
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

AnalysisAI

An Out-Of-Memory (OOM) vulnerability exists in the ollama server version 0.3.14. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-409. 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. Version information: version 0.3.14..

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.0 Fixed
openSUSE Tumbleweed Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 16.1 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP applications 16.1 Fixed

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CVE-2024-12886 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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