CVE-2010-4523 Memory corruption in n/a
A physically proximate attacker can execute arbitrary code by presenting a smart card with a long serial number to a system using OpenSC.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2010-4523?
CVE-2010-4523 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2011. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4523?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opensc-Project Opensc.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4523?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2010-4523 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4523 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4523, GHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q.