What is CVE-2024-45620?

CVE-2024-45620 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensc Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2024-09-03.

How severe is CVE-2024-45620?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Opensc Project

CVE-2024-45620

A vulnerability was found in the pkcs15-init tool in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. When buffers are partially filled with data, initialized parts of the buffer can be incorrectly accessed.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (21.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Opensc_project Opensc
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat In-vehicle Operating System 1
Redhat Enterprise_linux — versions 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_REDHAT, issue-tracking, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-45620?: CVE-2024-45620 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensc Project, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 3.9/10. Published 2024-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2024-45620?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.9 out of 10.