Vulnerability Details : CVE-2024-8443
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.
Vulnerability category: Overflow
Products affected by CVE-2024-8443
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*Version "0" is used as a placeholder when we don't have exact version information.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-8443
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2024-8443
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.9
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
0.4
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2.5
|
NIST | 2024-09-26 |
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3.4
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
0.4
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2.7
|
Red Hat, Inc. | 2024-09-10 |
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2.9
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LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |
0.4
|
2.5
|
Red Hat, Inc. | 2024-10-01 |
CWE ids for CVE-2024-8443
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A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().Assigned by: secalert@redhat.com (Secondary)
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The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2024-8443
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https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443
CVE-2024-8443- Red Hat Customer PortalVendor Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310494
2310494 – (CVE-2024-8443) CVE-2024-8443 libopensc: Heap buffer overflow in OpenPGP driver when generating keyIssue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
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