Out-of-bounds Read in Opensc Project
CVE-2018-16427
Various out of bounds reads when handling responses in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to potentially crash the opensc library using programs.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 40.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/pull/1447/commits/8fe377e93b4b56060e5bbfb6f3142ceaeca7… (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ (Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154 (vendor-advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16427?
- CVE-2018-16427 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensc Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2018-09-04.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16427?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16427 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.