OpenSC up to 0.18.x Cryptoflex Card tools/cryptoflex-tool.c read_public_key memory corruption
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenSC up to 0.18.x. This affects the function read_public_key
of the file tools/cryptoflex-tool.c of the component Cryptoflex Card Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Several buffer overflows when handling responses from a Cryptoflex card in read_public_key in tools/cryptoflex-tool.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.
The bug was discovered 08/14/2018. The weakness was presented 09/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-16419 since 09/03/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 20 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 118880 (openSUSE Security Update : opensc (openSUSE-2018-1384)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171704 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for opensc (SUSE-SU-2018:3622-1)).
Upgrading to version 0.19.0-rc1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (118880). See 123526, 123527, 123528 and 123542 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Nessus ID: 118880
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : opensc (openSUSE-2018-1384)
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Upgrade: OpenSC 0.19.0-rc1
Patch: github.com
Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: RHSA-2019:2154Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2018-16419 (🔍)
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Entry
Created: 09/04/2018 15:42Updated: 05/06/2023 18:18
Changes: 09/04/2018 15:42 (74), 03/20/2020 11:21 (2), 05/06/2023 18:18 (5)
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