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Medium
CVE-2018-16426
Endless recursion when handling responses from an IAS-ECC card in...
Vulnerability Description
Endless recursion when handling responses from an IAS-ECC card in iasecc_select_file in libopensc/card-iasecc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to hang or crash the opensc library using programs.
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
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/03628449b75a93787eb2359412a3980365dda49b#diff-f8c0128e14031ed9307d47f10f601b54
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2154
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 4th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.