Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') Affecting vllm package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.04% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-PYTHON-VLLM-8023208
  • published 18 Sep 2024
  • disclosed 17 Sep 2024
  • credit Thomas Parnell

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for vllm.

Overview

vllm is an A high-throughput and memory-efficient inference and serving engine for LLMs

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption ('Resource Exhaustion') via the best_of parameter. An attacker can cause the system to become unresponsive and prevent legitimate users from accessing the service by consuming excessive system resources.

References

CVSS Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
6.9 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None