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Status published
Medium
CVE-2017-6414
Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard...
Vulnerability Description
Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886c
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53
Affected Vendor
libcacard project
View all reports →Affected Software
libcacard
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 15th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.