CVE-2023-40661 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-40661

Opensc: multiple memory issues with pkcs15-init (enrollment tool)

Vulnerability Description

Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrolls cards. To take advantage of these flaws, 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 key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.

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

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 0:0.20.0-7.el8_9, 0:0.23.0-3.el9_3

Timeline

Official Publish: November 6th, 2023
Last Modified: November 6th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

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

Weaknesses (CWE)