CVE-2025-0315: Ollama Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability

March 20, 2025 (updated March 21, 2025)

A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78
github.com/ollama/ollama
huntr.com/bounties/da414d29-b55a-496f-b135-17e0fcec67bc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0315

Code Behaviors & Features

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