Use of Uninitialized Resource Affecting opensc package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (16th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-OPENSC-7896976
  • published26 Feb 2025
  • disclosed3 Sept 2024

Introduced: 3 Sep 2024

CVE-2024-45616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-908  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:20.04 opensc.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opensc package and not the opensc package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.

The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating with the card.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1