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CVE-2018-16425: OpenSC HSM Card Handling Crash Risk in OpenSC before 0.19.0
CVE-2018-16425 · published 8 years ago
Summary
A security issue in OpenSC's handling of certain smartcards could cause the application to crash or behave unexpectedly. This issue affects OpenSC versions prior to 0.19.0. Users should update to the latest version of OpenSC to mitigate this risk.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| opensc_project | opensc |
<= 0.18.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
A double free when handling responses from an HSM Card in sc_pkcs15emu_sc_hsm_init in libopensc/pkcs15-sc-hsm.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartca...
A double free when handling responses from an HSM Card in sc_pkcs15emu_sc_hsm_init in libopensc/pkcs15-sc-hsm.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
References
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/360e95d45ac4123255a4c796db96337f332160ad... Patch Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/releases/tag/0.19.0-rc1 Patch Release Notes Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/09/msg00009.html
- https://www.x41-dsec.de/lab/advisories/x41-2018-002-OpenSC/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Type
CWE-415Double Free
Timeline
Published4 Sep 2018
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen8 Jul 2026
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