OpenSC AuthentIC Driver use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in OpenSC. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component AuthentIC Driver. This manipulation causes use after free. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-1454. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenSC (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component AuthentIC Driver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The use-after-free vulnerability was found in the AuthentIC driver in OpenSC packages, occuring in the card enrolment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrols or modifies cards. An attacker must have physical access to the computer system and requires a crafted USB device or smart card to present the system with specially crafted responses to the APDUs, which are considered high complexity and low severity. This manipulation can allow for compromised card management operations during enrolment.

The weakness was disclosed 02/13/2024. It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-1454 since 02/12/2024. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213413 (Debian dla-4004 : opensc - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 5835f0d4f6c033bd58806d33fa546908d39825c9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213413). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 213413
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4004 : opensc - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 5835f0d4f6c033bd58806d33fa546908d39825c9

Timelineinfo

02/12/2024 🔍
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04/19/2025 +431 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 5835f0d4f6c033bd58806d33fa546908d39825c9
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-1454 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-1454
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-253507

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2024 07:42
Updated: 04/19/2025 23:44
Changes: 02/13/2024 07:42 (48), 03/03/2024 17:44 (1), 10/16/2024 22:39 (27), 12/28/2024 21:46 (2), 04/19/2025 23:44 (1)
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