partclone 0.2.89 Image Header partclone.chkimg memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in partclone 0.2.89. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the file partclone.chkimg of the component Image Header Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-6596. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in partclone 0.2.89. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the file partclone.chkimg of the component Image Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/09/2017. The weakness was released 03/10/2017 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-6596 since 03/09/2017. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 99021 (openSUSE Security Update : partclone (openSUSE-2017-389)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 169894 (OpenSUSE Security Update for partclone (openSUSE-SU-2017:0820-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (99021). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 99021
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : partclone (openSUSE-2017-389)
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OpenVAS ID: 70539
OpenVAS Name: Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 923-1] partclone security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-6596 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-6596
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97811
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-6596 - Partclone - Buffer Overflow Issue

Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2017 15:22
Updated: 08/25/2024 08:31
Changes: 03/10/2017 15:22 (69), 09/05/2020 21:04 (4), 08/25/2024 08:31 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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