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

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, 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.