VulHunt in Practice: Detecting a Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in rsync
We walk through writing a VulHunt rule to detect CVE-2024-12084, a heap-based buffer overflow in rsync. Starting from understanding the vulnerability's root cause, we build detection logic step by step — covering rule metadata, function scoping, annotation, order guarantees, and decompiler queries — culminating in a production-ready rule that pinpoints the exact vulnerable code path in stripped binaries.
- Product
- Rsync / Rsyslog / NTP
- Exposure class
- Operating system
Why it ranks 13 (Routine)
- Product class: operating system
- Covered by 2 independent sources
- Threat research
- Recency: items published within 24 hours gain 15, within 72 hours 6, within 7 days 2.
Links
- Binarly REsearch (binarly.io)
- CVE-2024-12084 on this site · NVD · CVE.org · Vulnpedia
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