CVE-2009-4901

Description

The MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite before 1.5.4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB message data, which is improperly demarshalled and triggers a buffer over-read, a related issue to CVE-2010-0407.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40758 patch vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2059 patch vendor advisory
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pcsclite/?sc=1&rev=4208
http://secunia.com/advisories/40239 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/40140 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1427 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042900.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1508 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426 patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042921.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4901?
CVE-2009-4901 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4901?
To fix CVE-2009-4901, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4901 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4901 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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