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CVE-2018-16426 Details

Description

Endless recursion when handling responses from an IAS-ECC card in iasecc_select_file in libopensc/card-iasecc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to hang or crash the opensc library using programs.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:4.3 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154 CVE
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/03628449b75a93787eb2359412a3980365dda49b#diff-f8c0128e14031ed9307d47f10f601b54 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 CVEPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html CVE
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ CVEExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-674Uncontrolled Recursion[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
opensc project opensc
<= 0.18.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16426
NVD Published Date:
Sep 4, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-16426 Details - Not Deferred