Vulnerability in Libcacard Project
CVE-2017-6414
Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Patch, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-6414?
- CVE-2017-6414 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libcacard Project, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-03-15.
- How severe is CVE-2017-6414?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.