CVE-2024-45619

MEDIUM 4.3

Libopensc: incorrect handling length of buffers or files in libopensc

CVSS Score

4.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. 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.

CWE	CWE-120
Published	Sep 3, 2024
Last Updated	Nov 7, 2025

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector

Physical

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Low

Availability

Low

Affected Versions

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

All versions affected

Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

All versions affected

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

access.redhat.com: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45619 bugzilla.redhat.com: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309288 lists.debian.org: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Matteo Marini (Sapienza University of Rome) for reporting this issue.