CVE-2024-10188: DoS (CVSS 7.5)

Description

A vulnerability in BerriAI/litellm, as of commit 26c03c9, allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting the use of ast.literal_eval to parse user input. This function is not safe and is prone to DoS attacks, which can crash the litellm Python server.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Other References

https://github.com/berriai/litellm/commit/21156ff5d0d84a7dd93f951ca033275c77e4f73c https://huntr.com/bounties/96a32812-213c-4819-ba4e-36143d35e95b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-10188? +

A vulnerability in BerriAI/litellm, as of commit 26c03c9, allows unauthenticated users to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting the use of ast.literal_eval to parse user input. This function is not safe and is prone to DoS attacks, which can crash the litellm Python server. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2024-10188? +

CVE-2024-10188 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2024-10188? +

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