CVE-2024-0081
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedNVIDIA NeMo framework for Ubuntu contains a vulnerability in tools/asr_webapp where an attacker may cause an allocation of resources without limits or throttling. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a server-side denial of service.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceNVIDIA NeMo framework's tools/asr_webapp component lacks proper resource allocation limits or throttling, allowing attackers to exhaust server resources by triggering unlimited resource allocation requests, resulting in denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.22.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed NeMo framework versionRun 'pip show nemo-toolkit' or check the Python package version via pip list. For container deployments, check the image tag or label.Affected if The installed version is exactly 1.22.0
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Locate the asr_webapp componentSearch for the asr_webapp directory or module within the NeMo installation path, typically under tools/asr_webapp in the NeMo package directory.Affected if The asr_webapp component exists in the NeMo installation
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Verify asr_webapp is exposed as a serviceCheck for running web service processes or configurations that expose asr_webapp as an HTTP endpoint. Review startup scripts, docker-compose files, or service definitions.Affected if asr_webapp is running as an exposed web service
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Inspect resource limit configurationsReview configuration files for asr_webapp including any YAML, JSON, or INI config files. Check for rate limiting, throttling, quota, or resource allocation settings.Affected if No resource limits, rate limiting, or throttling configurations are defined for asr_webapp
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Check request size and validation controlsInspect the asr_webapp source code or config for input validation mechanisms, maximum request size limits, and request timeout settings.Affected if No input validation or request size limits are enforced
A system is affected if it runs NeMo version 1.22.0 with the asr_webapp component exposed as a web service and lacks resource quota or rate limiting configurations.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataImplement resource quotas, request rate limiting, and throttling mechanisms in the asr_webapp to bound resource consumption; consider adding input validation and request size limits to prevent resource exhaustion attacks.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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