{"data":{"id":"1188331a-d363-41ff-a3ec-d7658ad6bd22","title":"CVE-2024-8768: A flaw was found in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt will crash the vLLM API server…","summary":"CVE-2024-8768 is a flaw in the vLLM library. A completions API request with an empty prompt crashes the vLLM API server, causing a denial of service. The weakness is classified as CWE-617, Reachable Assertion, and NVD had not yet provided an assessment when published on 09/17/2024.","solution":"N/A -- no mitigation discussed in source.","labels":["security"],"sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8768","publishedAt":"2024-09-17T21:15:11.100Z","cveId":"CVE-2024-8768","cweIds":["CWE-617"],"cvssScore":"7.5","cvssSeverity":"high","severity":"high","attackType":["denial_of_service"],"issueType":"vulnerability","affectedPackages":["vllm@< 0.5.5 (fixed: 0.5.5)"],"affectedPackageNames":["vllm"],"affectedPackageRefs":["pypi:vllm"],"affectedVendors":[],"affectedVendorsRaw":["vLLM"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-5-5","classifierPromptVersion":"v4","summaryPromptVersion":"v2","headline":"vLLM denial of service through completions API with empty prompt","headlinePromptVersion":"h1","cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":"unknown","epssScore":0.00682,"epssCheckedAt":"2026-11-04T18:09:14.050Z","kevDateAdded":null,"advisoryAliases":["GHSA-w2r7-9579-27hf"],"affectedPackagesSource":"ghsa","affectedPackagesCheckedAt":"2026-10-10T03:55:15.014Z","patchAvailable":true,"disclosureDate":null,"fixReleasedAt":"2024-08-23T19:28:39.295Z","daysToFix":-25,"fixCheckedAt":"2026-10-29T21:45:29.777Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"trivial","impactType":["availability"],"aiComponentTargeted":"api","llmSpecific":true,"classifierConfidence":0.95,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null,"fixes":[{"ecosystem":"pypi","name":"vllm","fixedVersion":"0.5.5","matchedVersion":"0.5.5","fixReleasedAt":"2024-08-23T19:28:39.295Z","daysToFix":-25,"match":"ecosystem","source":"tracked","status":"found","checkedAt":"2026-10-29T21:45:29.626Z"}]}}