Buffer overflow in llama.cpp - CVE-2025-52566

 

Buffer overflow in llama.cpp - CVE-2025-52566

Published: July 18, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113037
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52566
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in tokenizer implementation. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

llama.cpp
openEuler
llama.cpp

How to mitigate CVE-2025-52566

Install updates from vendor's website.

llama.cpp - update to b5721
llama.cpp - update to 20230815-5

External References

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