Buffer overflow in Opensc Project

CVE-2018-16393

Several buffer overflows when handling responses from a Gemsafe V1 Smartcard in gemsafe_get_cert_len in libopensc/pkcs15-gemsafeV1.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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (50.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-16393: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16393?
CVE-2018-16393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensc Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2018-16393?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-16393 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.