August 14, 2026

CVE Watchtower


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CVE-2024-12084NVD

Vulnerability Summary

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.
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.8)
Published Date
Jan 15, 2025
Last Modified
Jun 29, 2026
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation yet
EPSS Score (30-Day)
72.06%Probability
Root Weakness (CWE)
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh