CVE-2024-45616
published 2024-09-03CVE-2024-45616: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would…
PriorityP414low3.9CVSS 3.1
AVPACHPRNUINSUCLILAL
EPSS
0.36%
27.8th percentile
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.
The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating with the card.
Affected
18 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | opensc | < opensc 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 (bookworm) | opensc 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 (bookworm) |
| opensc_project | opensc | < 0.26.0 | 0.26.0 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.21.0-1+deb11u1 | 0.21.0-1+deb11u1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 | 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.25.1-2.1 | 0.25.1-2.1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.25.1-2.1 | 0.25.1-2.1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3 | 0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm2 | 0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm2 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | 0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3 | 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 | 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 | 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 | 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 |
| opensc_project | opensc | >= 0 < 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.13.9LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
osv5.3MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.3MEDIUM
vendor_debian3.9LOW
vendor_redhat3.9LOW
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OSV
opensc vulnerabilities
osv·2025-04-09·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] opensc vulnerabilities
opensc vulnerabilities
USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a
regression which broke smartcard based authentication. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code.
OSV
opensc regression
osv·2025-03-28·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] opensc regression
opensc regression
USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a
regression in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The
security fix has been removed pending further investigation.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause
OSV
opensc vulnerabilities
osv·2025-03-12·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2021-42780 [MEDIUM] opensc vulnerabilities
opensc vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42782)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle the length of
certain buffers, which could lead to a out-of-bounds access vulnerability.
An attacker co
GHSA
GHSA-2mjg-798r-mxwh: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK
ghsa_unreviewed·2024-09-04
CVE-2024-45616 [LOW] CWE-457 GHSA-2mjg-798r-mxwh: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. When buffers are partially filled with data, initialized parts of the buffer can be incorrectly accessed.
OSV
CVE-2024-45616: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK
osv·2024-09-03·CVSS 3.9
CVE-2024-45616 [LOW] CVE-2024-45616: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating with the card.
Ubuntu
OpenSC vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-04-09·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2021-42780 [MEDIUM] OpenSC vulnerabilities
Title: OpenSC vulnerabilities
Summary: USN-7346-1 introduced a regression in OpenSC.
USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a
regression which broke smartcard based authentication. This update fixes
the problem.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use thi
Ubuntu
OpenSC regression
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-28·CVSS 5.3
[MEDIUM] OpenSC regression
Title: OpenSC regression
Summary: USN-7346-1 introduced a regression in OpenSC.
USN-7346-1 fixed vulnerabilities in OpenSC. The update introduced a
regression in Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. The
security fix has been removed pending further investigation.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffe
Ubuntu
OpenSC vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2025-03-12·CVSS 5.3
CVE-2021-42780 [MEDIUM] OpenSC vulnerabilities
Title: OpenSC vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in opensc.
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a use-after-free vulnerability. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or
execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42780)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle certain memory
operations, which could lead to a stack buffer overflow. An attacker
could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-42782)
It was discovered that OpenSC did not correctly handle the length of
certain buffers, which cou
Red Hat
libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect check or usage of APDU response values in libopensc
vendor_redhat·2024-09-02·CVSS 3.9
CVE-2024-45616 [LOW] CWE-457 libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect check or usage of APDU response values in libopensc
libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect check or usage of APDU response values in libopensc
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.
The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating with the card.
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.
The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating
Debian
CVE-2024-45616: opensc - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, a...
vendor_debian·2024·CVSS 3.9
CVE-2024-45616 [LOW] CVE-2024-45616: opensc - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, a...
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. The following problems were caused by insufficient control of the response APDU buffer and its length when communicating with the card.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.21.0-1+deb11u1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.25.1-2.1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.25.1-2.1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.25.1-2.1)
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2024-09-03
Published