CVE-2024-8768

HIGH

vllm < 0.5.5 - Denial of Service via Empty Prompt

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8768
Issue Tracking issue-tracking x_refsource_redhat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311895

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0065
EPSS Percentile 46.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation poc
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-617
Status published
Products (2)
pypi/vllm 0 - 0.5.5PyPI
Red Hat/Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
Published Sep 17, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026