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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-16418
OpenSC buffer overflow vulnerability
Description

A buffer overflow when handling string concatenation in util_acl_to_str in tools/util.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 4, 2018, 12:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 6, 2019, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.7
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16418 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opensc_project opensc
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-16418.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-628c8445c4e7ae92bbc4be08ba11a4c3 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 Release Notes Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html
https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16418 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 30, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ No Types Assigned https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-628c8445c4e7ae92bbc4be08ba11a4c3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad#diff-628c8445c4e7ae92bbc4be08ba11a4c3 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 0.18.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.11 }} 0.02%

score

0.44005

percentile

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