Heap-based buffer overflow in Rsync - CVE-2024-12084
Published: January 14, 2025 / Updated: January 31, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102729
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12084
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Samba
Affected software:
Rsync
Rsync
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling checksum lengths (s2length). A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the daemon, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-12084
Install updates from vendor's website.