Low severity · published Sep 3, 2024
CVE-2024-45620
Libopensc: incorrect handling of the length of buffers or files in pkcs15init
3.9
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in the pkcs15-init tool in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. When buffers are partially filled with data, initialized parts of the buffer can be incorrectly accessed.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
RH
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 · Red Hat
All versions, or not specified · source: vendor
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opensc · Opensc Project
before 0.26.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45620
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-45620
Vendor Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45620
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309289
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html
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