๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2024-8768

HIGH 7.5

Vllm: a completions api request with an empty prompt will crash the vllm api server.

CVSS Score
7.5
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server, resulting in a denial of service.

CWE CWE-617
Published Sep 17, 2024
Last Updated Nov 20, 2025
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
All versions affected
Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux AI (RHEL AI)
All versions affected

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8768 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311895 github.com: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/issues/7632 github.com: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/7746