Description
A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init 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.

Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.
Published: 2024-09-03
Score: 3.9 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4004-1 opensc security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-41539 A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init 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. Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7346-1 OpenSC vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7346-3 OpenSC vulnerabilities
History

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 23:30:00 +0000

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References

Wed, 16 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.0005}

epss

{'score': 0.00051}


Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:15:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Opensc Project
Opensc Project opensc
Weaknesses CWE-908
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Opensc Project
Opensc Project opensc

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:00:00 +0000

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Description A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init 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. A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init 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. Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 03 Sep 2024 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE. A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init 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.
Title libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in pkcs15init Libopensc: uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in pkcs15init
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References

Mon, 02 Sep 2024 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title libopensc: Uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in pkcs15init
Weaknesses CWE-457
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low


Subscriptions

Opensc Project Opensc
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-07T00:29:40.117Z

Reserved: 2024-09-02T18:28:35.896Z

Link: CVE-2024-45618

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-11-03T22:15:57.599Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-09-03T22:15:05.313

Modified: 2025-11-03T23:15:51.903

Link: CVE-2024-45618

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2024-09-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-45618 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses