CVE-2024-42479

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-42479?

Upgrade llama.cpp to b3561 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-42479 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-42479 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-42479?

CVE-2024-42479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-42479 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for llama.cpp (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 84th pctl

10.0

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

llama.cpp provides LLM inference in C/C++. The unsafe `data` pointer member in the `rpc_tensor` structure can cause arbitrary address writing. This vulnerability is fixed in b3561.

CWE-123 CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

llama.cppNVD

Affected:< b3561Fixed in:b3561CVE-2024-42479derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.63%probability of exploitation in 30 days

84thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 84% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

github.com

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-42479?

Upgrade llama.cpp to b3561 or later.

Is CVE-2024-42479 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-42479 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.6% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 84% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-42479?

CVE-2024-42479 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-42479 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for llama.cpp (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-27.