CVE-2024-8939
Vllm: denials of service in vllm json web api
MEDIUM 6.2
En bref
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.23 % · centile 14 ()
- État
- PUBLISHED
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- Attribuée par
- redhat
- Statut NVD
- Deferred
Description
A vulnerability was found in the ilab model serve component, where improper handling of the best_of parameter in the vllm JSON web API can lead to a Denial of Service (DoS). The API used for LLM-based sentence or chat completion accepts a best_of parameter to return the best completion from several options. When this parameter is set to a large value, the API does not handle timeouts or resource exhaustion properly, allowing an attacker to cause a DoS by consuming excessive system resources. This leads to the API becoming unresponsive, preventing legitimate users from accessing the service.
Faiblesses (CWE)
- CWE-400 — Consommation de ressources non maîtrisée (déni de service)
Références
Scores
| Version | Score | Vecteur | Évalué par |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Avis
- GHSA-wc36-9694-f9rf — vLLM Denial of Service via the best_of parameter
- PYSEC-2026-2025 — vLLM Denial of Service via the best_of parameter
Références européennes
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-2887
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-8939
Produits affectés
| Produit | Versions |
|---|---|
| vllm | affected 0 < 0.5.0.post1 |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI) |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |