CVE-2010-4531

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-4531
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-01-18 18:03:07 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionStack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3, and possibly other 1.5.x and 1.6.x versions, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.4 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Muscle Pcsc-lite 1.5.3 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:015 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_pcsc-atr-handler-buffer-overflow_2010-1... af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 labs.mwrinfosecurity.com Patch
[Pcsclite-cvs-commit] r5370 - /trunk/PCSC/src/atrhandler.c af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.alioth.debian.org Patch
664999 – (CVE-2010-4531) CVE-2010-4531 pcsc-lite: Stack-based buffer overflow in Answer-to-Reset (ATR) decoder af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request -- 1, ccid -- int.overflow leading to array index error 2, pcsc-lite stack-based buffer overflow in ATR decoder [was: CVE request: opensc buffer overflow ] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Fedora update for pcsc-lite - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 13 Update: pcsc-lite-1.5.5-5.fc13 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
#607781 - pcsc-lite: buffer overflow - Debian Bug report logs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugs.debian.org Patch
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
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
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
PCSC-Lite 'atrhandler.c' Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2156-1 pcscd af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 14 Update: pcsc-lite-1.6.4-3.fc14 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
Debian update for pcscd - Advisories - Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE Request -- 1, ccid -- int.overflow leading to array index error 2, pcsc-lite stack-based buffer overflow in ATR decoder [was: CVE request: opensc buffer overflow ] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2010-4531 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
Bug 664999 – CVE-2010-4531 pcsc-lite: Stack-based buffer overflow in Answer-to-Reset (ATR) decoder MITRE bugzilla.redhat.com
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