CVE-2010-4523

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4523
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-07 20:00:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionMultiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.10.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.10.1 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.1 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.10 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.11 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.12 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.2 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.3 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.3 pre3 All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.4 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.5 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.6 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.7 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.8 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.11.9 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.3.2 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.3.5 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.4.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.5.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.6.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.6.1 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.7.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.8 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.8.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.8.0.0 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.8.1 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.2 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.3 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.4 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.5 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.6 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.7 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.7 b All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.7 d All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc 0.9.8 All All All
Application Opensc-project Opensc All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for Multiple Packages - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
OpenSC Serial Number Processing Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: opensc-0.11.13-6.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_opensc-get-serial-buffer-overflow_2010-... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.mwrinfosecurity.com Exploit, Patch
#607427 - libopensc: CVE-2010-4523: buffer overflow from rogue cards - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Exploit, Patch
Bug 664831 – CVE-2010-4523 OpenSC: Three stack-based buffer overflows, when processing crafted serial numbers of certain cards af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
Changeset 4913 – OpenSC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.opensc-project.org Patch
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: opensc-0.11.13-6.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - CVE request: opensc buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Bug #692483 “Buffer overflow” : Bugs : “opensc” package : Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.launchpad.net Patch
[security-announce] SUSE Security Summary Report: SUSE-SR:2011:002 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
When a smart card can root your computer - The H Open Source: News and Features af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.h-online.com Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:011 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
OpenSC Smart Card Serial Number Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: opensc buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Exploit, Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for opensc - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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