CVE-2024-120849.8CriticalCWE-122

CVE-2024-12084: Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handling

Redhat · rsync

Vendor fix available · Affected: Redhat rsync · Exploitation: likely to be exploited (10% or more)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

72.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the rsync daemon. This issue is due to improper handling of attacker-controlled checksum lengths (s2length) in the code. When MAX_DIGEST_LEN exceeds the fixed SUM_LENGTH (16 bytes), an attacker can write out of bounds in the sum2 buffer.

Affected products8

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

rsync3.2.7; 3.3.0
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Versions not stated
Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4Versions not stated

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Exploitation: Likely to be exploited (10% or more). EPSS gives it a 10% or higher chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Heap-based Buffer Overflow · Memory Corruption
Vendor: Redhat
Published: January 2025
Band: Likely to be exploited (10% or more), January 2025

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