VDB
CVE-2017-6596
CVE-2017-6596
PUBLISHED
Reported by mitre · Published March 10, 2017
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Mar 10, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- May 17, 2022 CVE Updated
- Apr 5, 2026 Security Advisory
- Sep 28, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
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