Description
llama.cpp is an inference of several LLM models in C/C++. Prior to version b5662, an attacker‐supplied GGUF model vocabulary can trigger a buffer overflow in llama.cpp’s vocabulary‐loading code. Specifically, the helper _try_copy in llama.cpp/src/vocab.cpp: llama_vocab::impl::token_to_piece() casts a very large size_t token length into an int32_t, causing the length check (if (length < (int32_t)size)) to be bypassed. As a result, memcpy is still called with that oversized size, letting a malicious model overwrite memory beyond the intended buffer. This can lead to arbitrary memory corruption and potential code execution. This issue has been patched in version b5662.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/security/advisories/GHSA-8wwf-w4qm-gpqr
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0061
EPSS Percentile
69.9%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-195
Status
published
Products (1)
ggml/llama.cpp
< b5662
Published
Jun 17, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026