CWE
125
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2018-16427

First published: Tue Sep 04 2018(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Opensc Project Opensc<=0.18.0
redhat/opensc<0.19.0
0.19.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2018-16427?

    CVE-2018-16427 is a vulnerability in OpenSC before version 0.19.0-rc1 that could allow attackers to crash the opensc library by supplying crafted smartcards.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2018-16427?

    CVE-2018-16427 is classified as medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.3.

  • How can CVE-2018-16427 be exploited?

    CVE-2018-16427 can be exploited by attackers who are able to supply crafted smartcards to the OpenSC library.

  • Which versions of OpenSC are affected by CVE-2018-16427?

    OpenSC versions up to and including 0.18.0 are affected by CVE-2018-16427.

  • How can CVE-2018-16427 be fixed?

    To fix CVE-2018-16427, users should update to version 0.19.0 or later of OpenSC.

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