Buffer overflow in Partclone Project
CVE-2016-10722
partclone.fat in Partclone before 0.2.88 is prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the FAT superblock, related to the mark_reserved_sectors function. An attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code in the context of the user running the affected application.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.026 (85.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.026 · change: -0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- david.gnedt.at/blog/2016/11/14/advisory-partclone-fat-bitmap-heap-overflow/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/Thomas-Tsai/partclone/issues/71 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10722?
- CVE-2016-10722 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Partclone Project, 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-2016-10722?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.