Buffer Overflow Affecting opensc package, versions <0:0.19.0-3.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-OPENSC-4909947
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 Sept 2018

Introduced: 12 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-16422  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 opensc to version 0:0.19.0-3.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:2154.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

A single byte buffer overflow when handling responses from an esteid Card in sc_pkcs15emu_esteid_init in libopensc/pkcs15-esteid.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.