CVE-2024-8443 (GCVE-0-2024-8443)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-09-10 13:16 – Updated: 2026-06-30 06:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Libopensc: heap buffer overflow in openpgp driver when generating key
Summary
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-10 14:47 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310494 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024… |
Impacted products
5 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0.26.0 , < 0.26.0
(semver)
|
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
|
||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
|
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
|
Date Public
2024-09-04 00:00
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