CVE-2018-16423
published 2018-09-04CVE-2018-16423: A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to…
PriorityP420medium6.6CVSS 3.0
AVPACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.66%
47.8th percentile
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | opensc | < opensc 0.19.0~rc1-1 (bookworm) | opensc 0.19.0~rc1-1 (bookworm) |
| opensc_project | opensc | <= 0.18.0 | — |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.19.0~rc1-1 | 0.19.0~rc1-1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.19.0~rc1-1 | 0.19.0~rc1-1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.19.0~rc1-1 | 0.19.0~rc1-1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.19.0~rc1-1 | 0.19.0~rc1-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.6MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.04.6MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv6.6MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.6LOW
vendor_redhat6.6MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-x56f-5g95-vmfx: A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CWE-415 GHSA-x56f-5g95-vmfx: A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
OSV
CVE-2018-16423: A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc
osv·2018-09-04·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16423: A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Red Hat
opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
vendor_redhat·2018-09-12·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CWE-120 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Package: opensc (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-16423: opensc - A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr i...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16423: opensc - A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr i...
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.19.0~rc1-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.19.0~rc1-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.19.0~rc1-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.19.0~rc1-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.19.0~rc1-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
bugzilla·2018-09-12·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()
A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
External References:
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/
Upstream Patch:
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-db0cd89ff279ad8c7b3bb780cdf2770a
Discussion:
Created opensc tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1628021]
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This issue has been addressed in the following products:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vi
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-12·CVSS 6.6
CVE-2018-16423 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr() [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-16423 opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr() [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE:
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-db0cd89ff279ad8c7b3bb780cdf2770ahttps://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.htmlhttps://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-db0cd89ff279ad8c7b3bb780cdf2770ahttps://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.htmlhttps://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/
2018-09-04
Published