CVE-2024-12085

Published Jan 14, 2025

Last updated a day ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in rsync which could be triggered when rsync compares file checksums. This flaw allows an attacker to manipulate the checksum length (s2length) to cause a comparison between a checksum and uninitialized memory and leak one byte of uninitialized stack data at a time.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Awaiting Analysis

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.5
Impact score
3.6
Exploitability score
3.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity
HIGH

Weaknesses

secalert@redhat.com
CWE-119

Social media

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Hype score

1

  1. 🚨 Rsync Vulnerabilities Let Attacker Gain Full Server Control Read more: https://t.co/8JtyChMNtq ✅ Heap Buffer Overflow in Checksum Handling (CVE-2024-12084) ✅ ASLR Bypass via Stack Information Leak (CVE-2024-12085) #cybersecurity #linux

    @gbhackers_news

    26 Feb 2025

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  2. 🚨 Rsync Vulnerabilities Let Attacker Gain Full Server Control Read more: https://t.co/qN2c0x79MS ✅ Heap Buffer Overflow in Checksum Handling (CVE-2024-12084) ✅ ASLR Bypass via Stack Information Leak (CVE-2024-12085) ✅ Client-Side File Exfiltration (CVE-2024-12086) ✅… https://

    @The_Cyber_News

    26 Feb 2025

    356 Impressions

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  3. CVE-2024-12084 & CVE-2024-12085: Rsync Flaws Allow Hackers to Take Over Servers, PoC Published #PoC https://t.co/ogBUaDwN7n

    @samilaiho

    26 Feb 2025

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  4. CVE-2024-12084 & CVE-2024-12085: Rsync Flaws Allow Hackers to Take Over Servers, PoC Published Explore CVE-2024-12084 PoC and learn about critical vulnerabilities in Rsync that could enable remote code execution and data leaks. https://t.co/Wyl3fUY3Cf

    @the_yellow_fall

    26 Feb 2025

    518 Impressions

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  5. Six vulnerabilities in Rsync include CVE-2024-12084, a critical heap-based buffer overflow, and CVE-2024-12085, a high-severity checksum flaw. Combined, they allow code execution. Shodan shows 660,000+ exposed Rsync servers. Update immediately.

    @Cyber_Sec_Raj

    25 Jan 2025

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  6. CVE-2024-12747,CVE-2024-12088,CVE-2024-12087,CVE-2024-12085,CVE-2024-12084 alert 🚨 RSYNC: Multiples vulnerabilities leading to Remote Code Execution The vulnerabilities have been integrated into Patrowl. Our customers assets are protected. 🦉 #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #rsync https

    @Patrowl_io

    22 Jan 2025

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  7. [1day1line] CVE-2024-12085: rsync Info Leak Vulnerability via Uninitialized Stack Contents https://t.co/4U24GaCTVb Uninitialized Stack Contents vulnerability was discovered in rsync. If an attacker manipulates s2length, they can read memory beyond the sum2 variable during the…

    @hackyboiz

    18 Jan 2025

    1738 Impressions

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  8. [1/4] 🚨Two days ago, 6 vulnerabilities affecting rsync, a widely-used file transferring and synchronizing utility were published. Two of these, CVE-2024-12084 - a heap buffer overflow that could lead to code execution, and CVE-2024-12085 - an information leak allowing one-byte…

    @JFrogSecurity

    16 Jan 2025

    530 Impressions

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