Use After Free in Muscle Pcsc-Lite
CVE-2016-10109
Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before 1.8.20 allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.040 (90.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 90.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.040 · newest: 0.040 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Muscle Pcsc-Lite
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 12.04, 14.04, 16.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-01 (vendor-advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3176-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-muscle/Week-of-Mon-20161226/000779.h… (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3752 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/95263 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/03/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- salsa.debian.org/rousseau/PCSC/-/commit/697fe05967af7ea215bcd5d5774be587780c9e22
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a4508… (mailing-list)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698… (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10109?
- CVE-2016-10109 is a high-severity vulnerability in Muscle Pcsc-Lite, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-23.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10109?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.