CVE-2019-19480

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/6ce6152284c47ba9b1d4fe8ff9d2e6a3f5ee02c7 third party advisory patch
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=18478 exploit third party advisory patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1 mailing list
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/NDSQLMZZYBHO5X3BK7D6E7E6NZIMZDI5/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19480?
CVE-2019-19480 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19480?
To fix CVE-2019-19480, 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-2019-19480 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-19480 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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