October 13, 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)
CWE-122: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CWE-787: Unknown/Unlisted Weakness ↗
Refer to the official MITRE database for detailed architectural specifications regarding this weakness.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • Samba Rsync
  • Almalinux Almalinux
  • Archlinux Arch Linux
  • Gentoo Linux
  • Nixos Nixos < 24.11
  • Nixos Nixos
  • Novell Suse Linux
  • Tritondatacenter Smartos < 20250123
  • Redhat Enterprise Linux
Patched Versions
  • Nixos Nixos 24.11
  • Tritondatacenter Smartos 20250123
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