CVE-2024-12070 Denial of Service in haotian-liu/llava
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service by sending a file upload request with an excessively large filename, overwhelming the server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-12070?
CVE-2024-12070 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in haotian-liu/llava, published on 20 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability exists in the file upload feature of haotian-liu/llava, specifically in Release v1.2.0 (LLaVA-1.6). The vulnerability is due to improper handling of form-data with a large filename in the file upload request. By sending a payload with an excessively large filename, the server becomes overwhelmed and unresponsive, leading to unavailability for legitimate users. This issue can be exploited without authentication, making it highly scalable and increasing the risk of exploitation.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12070?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hliu Large Language and Vision Assistant.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12070?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-12070 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-12070 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-12070 exists.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-r4hm-vcvh-rm39.