MUSCLE PCSC-Lite up to 1.5.3 winscard_svc.c MSGFunctionDemarshall memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite and classified as problematic. The affected element is the function MSGFunctionDemarshall of the file winscard_svc.c. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-4901. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function MSGFunctionDemarshall of the file winscard_svc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite before 1.5.4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB message data, which is improperly demarshalled and triggers a buffer over-read, a related issue to CVE-2010-0407.

The weakness was presented 06/18/2010 with Debian as Bug 596426 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4901. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75601 (openSUSE Security Update : libpcsclite1 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0500-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155641 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for pcsc-lite (ELSA-2010-0533)).

Upgrading to version 1.3.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (60446), Tenable (75601), SecurityFocus (BID 40758†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26670†). See VDB-53711 and VDB-53709 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 75601
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : libpcsclite1 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0500-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 880610
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for pcsc-lite CESA-2010:0533 centos5 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PCSC-Lite 1.3.0

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 596426
Organization: Debian
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-4901 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4901
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-53708

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X-Force: 60446
SecurityFocus: 40758 - PCSC-Lite 'PCSCD' Daemon Unspecified Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 40140
Vulnerability Center: 26670 - PCSC-Lite Prior to 1.5.4 Local DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB Message Data, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/18/2021 09:39
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (66), 03/02/2017 10:56 (10), 09/18/2021 09:39 (6)
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