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CVE-2017-6596

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  • Published2017-03-10
  • WeaknessCWE-119

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2017-03-1010:59CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Partclone project partclone
BranchAffectedFixed in
0.2= 0.2.89no fix published

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 0.2.89-3
  • partcloneDebian:13all versions · fixed in 0.2.89-3
  • partcloneDebian:12all versions · fixed in 0.2.89-3
  • partcloneDebian:7all versions · fixed in 0.2.48-1+deb7u1

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Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2017-03-10
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-r9xf-vc6m-vx5r

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-6596?

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.

Is CVE-2017-6596 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-6596 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.8% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-6596?

CVE-2017-6596 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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