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Test ID: | 1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.890923 |
Category: | Debian Local Security Checks |
Title: | Debian LTS: Security Advisory for partclone (DLA-923-1) |
Summary: | It was discovered that partclone, an utility to backup partitions,;was prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to;insufficient validation of the partclone image header. This could allow;remote attackers to cause a 'Denial of Service attack' in the context;of the user running the affected application via a crafted partition;image. |
Description: | Summary: It was discovered that partclone, an utility to backup partitions, was prone to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability due to insufficient validation of the partclone image header. This could allow remote attackers to cause a 'Denial of Service attack' in the context of the user running the affected application via a crafted partition image. Affected Software/OS: partclone on Debian Linux Solution: For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 0.2.48-1+deb7u1. We recommend that you upgrade your partclone packages. CVSS Score: 4.3 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Cross-Ref: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6596 https://github.com/insidej/Partclone_HeapOverFlow/blob/master/README.md |
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