CVE-2024-45620
Published: September 3, 2024Last modified: June 16, 2025
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 3.9 |
| Attack Vector | PHYSICAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | LOW |
| Integrity impact | LOW |
| Availability impact | LOW |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | opensc | Fixed (0.22.0-r5) |
| Stream | opensc | Fixed (0.26.0-r0) |