CVE-2017-6596

low-risk
Published 2017-03-10

partclone.chkimg in partclone 0.2.89 is prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the partclone image header. An attacker may be able to launch a 'Denial of Service attack' in the context of the user running the affected application.

Do I need to act?

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0.18% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Partclone

Affected Vendors

Partclone Project

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://github.com/insidej/Partclone_HeapOverFlow/blob/master/README.md
Third Party Advisory https://github.com/insidej/Partclone_HeapOverFlow/blob/master/README.md
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal