PT-2023-8908
CVE-2023-40661
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Published
2023-09-25
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Updated
2026-10-31
Description by
CVSS 2.0
6.8
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
OpenSC (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to several memory vulnerabilities within the OpenSC packages, specifically in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init. An attacker must have physical access to the computer system and employ a custom-crafted USB device or smart card to manipulate responses to APDUs. This manipulation can potentially allow compromise of key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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