partclone up to 0.2.87 FAT Superblock Validator mark_reserved_sectors memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in partclone up to 0.2.87. This impacts the function mark_reserved_sectors of the component FAT Superblock Validator. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-10722. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in partclone up to 0.2.87. This vulnerability affects the function mark_reserved_sectors of the component FAT Superblock Validator. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 05/02/2018. The weakness was published 05/02/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at david.gnedt.at. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10722 since 05/02/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 0.2.88 eliminates this vulnerability.

Similar entry is available at VDB-117279. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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• partclone

Version

• 0.2.0
• 0.2.1
• 0.2.2
• 0.2.3
• 0.2.4
• 0.2.5
• 0.2.6
• 0.2.7
• 0.2.8
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• 0.2.10
• 0.2.11
• 0.2.12
• 0.2.13
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• 0.2.17
• 0.2.18
• 0.2.19
• 0.2.20
• 0.2.21
• 0.2.22
• 0.2.23
• 0.2.24
• 0.2.25
• 0.2.26
• 0.2.27
• 0.2.28
• 0.2.29
• 0.2.30
• 0.2.31
• 0.2.32
• 0.2.33
• 0.2.34
• 0.2.35
• 0.2.36
• 0.2.37
• 0.2.38
• 0.2.39
• 0.2.40
• 0.2.41
• 0.2.42
• 0.2.43
• 0.2.44
• 0.2.45
• 0.2.46
• 0.2.47
• 0.2.48
• 0.2.49
• 0.2.50
• 0.2.51
• 0.2.52
• 0.2.53
• 0.2.54
• 0.2.55
• 0.2.56
• 0.2.57
• 0.2.58
• 0.2.59
• 0.2.60
• 0.2.61
• 0.2.62
• 0.2.63
• 0.2.64
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• 0.2.66
• 0.2.67
• 0.2.68
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• 0.2.70
• 0.2.71
• 0.2.72
• 0.2.73
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• 0.2.75
• 0.2.76
• 0.2.77
• 0.2.78
• 0.2.79
• 0.2.80
• 0.2.81
• 0.2.82
• 0.2.83
• 0.2.84
• 0.2.85
• 0.2.86
• 0.2.87

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