CVE-2024-12224
HIGHDescription
Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in punycode by the idna crate from Servo rust-url allows an attacker to create a punycode hostname that one part of a system might treat as distinct while another part of that system would treat as equivalent to another hostname.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 14% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
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| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48710 | Medium | 6.5 | 70% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2024-45179 | High | 7.2 | 2.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-39821 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-47729 | Medium | 6.5 | 1.5% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-62718 | Critical | 9.9 | 1.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2026-33515 | Medium | 5.3 | 1.1% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2024-12224?
Upgrade rust-idna on debian 13 to 1.0.3-2 or later.
Is CVE-2024-12224 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2024-12224 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.23% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 14% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2024-12224?
CVE-2024-12224 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2024-12224 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for rust-idna (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-06-25.