A vulnerability was detected in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.9.4. This affects the function whispermodelload of the file src/whisper.cpp of the component Model Loader. Performing a manipulation of the argument ttype results in out-of-bounds read. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 1.9.5 is able to mitigate this issue. The patch is named 60c0be6ac8fa71b1a2ae2dd938a31a34a508e774. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

A security flaw has been discovered in ggml-org whisper.cpp up to 1.8.2. This vulnerability affects the function whispermodelload of the file ggml/src/ggml.c. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.