Buffer overflow in Partclone

CVE-2016-10721

partclone.restore in Partclone 0.2.87 is prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the partclone image header. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2016-10721: held from 0.022 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.022 · newest: 0.021 · change: -0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10721?
CVE-2016-10721 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Partclone, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2016-10721?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.