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CVE-2024-12084: Rsync: heap buffer overflow in rsync due to improper checksum length handling
Description
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.
Classification
CVE ID: CVE-2024-12084
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)
EPSS Percentile: 30.03% (scored less or equal to compared to others)
EPSS Date: 2025-02-13 (when was this score calculated)
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-12084https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2330527
https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/952657