CVE-2025-0317 | Divide By Zero in ollama/ollama

Exp

A vulnerability in ollama/ollama versions <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to upload and create a customized GGUF model file on the Ollama server. This can lead to a division by zero error in the ggufPadding function, causing the server to crash and resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.

Published: 2025-03-20 Last update: 2025-04-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2025-0317 is rated High Exploit Risk (83.4/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.08%, 95th percentile). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +8.99% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2025-0317

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2025-0317

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.09% 11.08% +8.99%
2 2026-05-13 2.72% 2.09% -0.62%
3 2026-05-12 2.72%

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2025-0317

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2025-0317

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2025-0317

GHSA-9gcr-28rp-cc24 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: go — Ollama Divide By Zero vulnerability

OS Trackers for CVE-2025-0317

vendor priority summary link
redhat high https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-0317

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2025-0317

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
ollama ollama <= 0.3.14 cpe:2.3:a:ollama:ollama:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2025-0317

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