What is CVE-2019-16058?

CVE-2019-16058 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensc_project Opensc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2019-16058?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Opensc_project Opensc

CVE-2019-16058

An issue was discovered in the pam_p11 component 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 for OpenSC. If a smart card creates a signature with a length longer than 256 bytes, this triggers a buffer overflow. This may be the case for RSA keys with 4096 bits dependi…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Opensc_project Opensc — versions 0.2.0, 0.3.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-16058?: CVE-2019-16058 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensc_project Opensc, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2019-16058?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.