CVE-2016-10722

Name: CVE-2016-10722
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-05-02T23:29:00.4+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 2.69%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-10722 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.69%

84.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Partclone Project	Partclone	< 0.2.88

References

https://david.gnedt.at/blog/2016/11/14/advisory-partclone-fat-bitmap-heap-overflow/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Thomas-Tsai/partclone/issues/71Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://david.gnedt.at/blog/2016/11/14/advisory-partclone-fat-bitmap-heap-overflow/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Thomas-Tsai/partclone/issues/71Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 2, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2016-10722?

How severe is CVE-2016-10722?

CVE-2016-10722 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10722?

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Source: NVD / NIST