CVE-2018-16426

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/03628449b75a93787eb2359412a3980365dda49b#diff-f8c0128e14031ed9307d47f10f601b54 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 release notes third party advisory patch
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ third party advisory exploit
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154 vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16426?
CVE-2018-16426 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16426?
To fix CVE-2018-16426, 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-2018-16426 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-16426 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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