CVE-2024-8443
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
2.9
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Modified
Source identifier
Published
2024-09-10 14:15:13.440000
Last modified
2026-11-06 15:17:04.203000
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