#VU102730 Use of Uninitialized Variable in Rsync - CVE-2024-12085
Published: January 14, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU102730
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-12085
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Rsync
Rsync
Software vendor:
Samba
Samba
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information leak when comparing file checksums. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the daemon and read 1 byte of uninitialized memory from stack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.