CVE-2018-16427

Description

Various out of bounds reads when handling responses in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to potentially 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/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 release notes third party advisory patch
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/pull/1447/commits/8fe377e93b4b56060e5bbfb6f3142ceaeca744fa third party advisory patch
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ third party advisory
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-2018-16427?
CVE-2018-16427 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-16427?
To fix CVE-2018-16427, 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-2018-16427 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-16427 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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