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TI-2018-11773 Aliases CVE-2018-16424GHSA-29r7-6cj9-gh39

A double free when handling responses in read_file in tools/egk-tool.c (aka the eGK card…

Priority LOW 30CWE-415Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Physical
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A double free when handling responses in read_file in tools/egk-tool.c (aka the eGK card tool) 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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 · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.18.0VulnerableOpenSC
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.18.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16424
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29r7-6cj9-gh39
  3. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-40564 OpenSC: `sc_compacttlv_find_tag` can return out-of-bounds pointers CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2025-40563 OpenSC: Out of Bounds vulnerability CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2019-04558 sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-13306 Stack overflow vulnerability in OpenSC smart card middleware before 0.23 via crafted responses to APDUs. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2019-12067 An issue was discovered in the pam_p11 component 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 for OpenSC. CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2023-21453 Opensc: potential pin bypass when card tracks its own login state CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
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Sources

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