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CVE-2016-10722

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  • Published2018-05-02
  • Fixed in0.2.88
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-05-0223:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Partclone project partclone
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.2< 0.2.880.2.88

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • partcloneUbuntu:16.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • partcloneDebian:14all versions · fixed in 0.2.88-1
  • partcloneDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.2.88-1
  • partcloneDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.2.88-1

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Partclone project partclone to 0.2.88

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-05-02
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-x4mv-vp4m-f5w6

Frequently asked questions

What is 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.

Is CVE-2016-10722 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2016-10722 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.6% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2016-10722?

CVE-2016-10722 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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