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CVE-2024-8443: Libopensc: heap buffer overflow in openpgp driver when generating key

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-10 · updated 2026-06-30
• Weakness: CWE-122

Description

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.

Affected products

• OpenSC: all versions
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux: 7.0, 8.0, 9.0

References

• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310494
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html

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