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TI-2010-04253 Aliases CVE-2010-4523GHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow…

Priority LOW 33CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00869 59th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 5 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 38

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.11.13VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.2VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.5VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.4.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.5.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.6.1VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0VulnerableOpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.11.13 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.2 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.5 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.4.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.5.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
Show 28 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.0.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.8.1VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.2VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.3VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.4VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.5VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.6VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7 bVulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.7 dVulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.9.8VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.10.1VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.0VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.1VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.2VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.3 pre3VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.4VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.5VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.6VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.7VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.8VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.9VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.10VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.11VulnerableOpenSC project
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.11.12VulnerableOpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.8.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.3 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.4 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.5 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.6 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 b Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.7 d Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.9.8 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.10.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.1 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.2 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.3 pre3 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.4 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.5 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.6 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.7 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.8 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.9 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.10 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.11 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.11.12 Vulnerable ·OpenSC project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4523
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q

References

Exploit 5

Patch 3

Advisory 5

Other 2

  • TI-2009-01519 src/tools/pkcs11-tool.c in pkcs11-tool in OpenSC 0.11.7, when used with unspecified… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2008-03811 pkcs15-tool in OpenSC before 0.11.6 does not apply security updates to a smart card… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2008-02146 OpenSC before 0.11.5 uses weak permissions (ADMIN file control information of 00) for the… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9
  • TI-2009-00348 OpenSC before 0.11.7 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended PIN… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1

Sources

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