Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting opensc package, versions <0:0.19.0-3.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPENSC-1674526
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed4 Sept 2018

Introduced: 4 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16426  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 opensc to version 0:0.19.0-3.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2019-1312.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Endless recursion when handling responses from an IAS-ECC card in iasecc_select_file in libopensc/card-iasecc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to hang or crash the opensc library using programs.