CVE-2025-0315
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ollama/ollama
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ollama/ollama
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2025-0315- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-6828
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
EUVD-2025-6828- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78
Ollama Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
GHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2025-0315- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ollama/ollama
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
CVE-2025-0315- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78
Ollama Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
A vulnerability in ollama/ollama <=0.3.14 allows a malicious user to create a customized GGUF model file, upload it to the Ollama server, and create it. This can cause the server to allocate unlimited memory, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack.
- Record
GHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2025-3557 No score
Ollama Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in github.com/ollama/ollama
Ollama Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in github.com/ollama/ollama
- Record
GO-2025-3557- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2025:14955-1 No score
govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250331T171002-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the govulncheck-vulndb-0.0.20250331T171002-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2025:14955-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ollama/ollamaGo |
through 0.3.14 | None known |
github.com/ollama/ollamaGo |
All versions | None known |
govulncheck-vulndbopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 0.0.20250331T171002-1.1 | 0.0.20250331T171002-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-0315 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Ollama, published March 20, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.66%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
huntr.com/bounties/da414d29-b55a-496f-b135-17e0fcec67bc
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0315
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fccc-8m69-8r78
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/GT5JSN3VXOPFJR5R2YOR4UYXCVU3UJDI