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TI-2019-12067 Aliases CVE-2019-16058GHSA-2pqr-cp8m-m5vw

An issue was discovered in the pam_p11 component 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 for OpenSC.

Priority LOW 36CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

An issue was discovered in the pam_p11 component 0.2.0 and 0.3.0 for OpenSC. If a smart card creates a signature with a length longer than 256 bytes, this triggers a buffer overflow. This may be the case for RSA keys with 4096 bits depending on the signature scheme.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01526 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.2.0VulnerableOpenSC
cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.3.0VulnerableOpenSC
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.2.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.3.0 Vulnerable ·OpenSC

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-16058
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2pqr-cp8m-m5vw

References

  • 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-2023-21453 Opensc: potential pin bypass when card tracks its own login state CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.6
  • TI-2023-21454 Opensc: multiple memory issues with pkcs15-init (enrollment tool) CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.4
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