CVE-2021-42780 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2021-42780

A use after return issue was found in Opensc before...

Vulnerability Description

A use after return issue was found in Opensc before version 0.22.0 in insert_pin function that could potentially crash programs using the library.

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.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

opensc
Vulnerable Versions:
opensc 0.22.0

Timeline

Official Publish: April 18th, 2022
Last Modified: November 3rd, 2025
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.