CVE-2024-45620
Libopensc: incorrect handling of the length of buffers or files in pkcs15init
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Libopensc: incorrect handling of the length of buffers or files in pkcs15init
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.
Reserved 2024-09-02 | Published 2024-09-03 | Updated 2025-07-29 | Assigner redhatBuffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
| 2024-09-02: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2024-09-02: | Made public. |
Red Hat would like to thank Matteo Marini (Sapienza University of Rome) for reporting this issue.
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45620
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2309289 (RHBZ#2309289)
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