CVE-2019-15946

Description

OpenSC before 0.20.0-rc1 has an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Octet string in asn1_decode_entry in libopensc/asn1.c.

Category

6.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/compare/f1691fc...12218d4 third party advisory patch
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/a3fc7693f3a035a8a7921cffb98432944bb42740 third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html third party advisory mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDSQLMZZYBHO5X3BK7D6E7E6NZIMZDI5/ vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00027.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-15946?
CVE-2019-15946 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-15946?
To fix CVE-2019-15946, 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-2019-15946 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-15946 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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