CVE-2024-45617 — Use of Uninitialized Variable in Project Opensc

CWE-457 — Use of Uninitialized VariableCWE-908 — Use of Uninitialized Resource8 documents7 sources
Severity
3.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 65.17%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
Opensc Project OpenscRedhat Enterprise Linux
Timeline
PublishedSep 3
Latest updateApr 9

Description

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. Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:LExploitability: 0.5 | Impact: 3.4

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDopensc_project/opensc< 0.26.0
▶Debianopensc_project/opensc< 0.21.0-1+deb11u1+3

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-cf2w-h975-2fpg: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK↗2024-09-04
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CVEList
Libopensc: uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in libopensc↗2024-09-03
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OSV
CVE-2024-45617: A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK↗2024-09-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
OpenSC vulnerabilities↗2025-04-09
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Ubuntu
OpenSC vulnerabilities↗2025-03-12
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Red Hat
libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in libopensc↗2024-09-02
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Debian
CVE-2024-45617: opensc - A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, a...↗2024
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