CVE-2010-4531 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published 18 Jan 2011 Updated 7 Aug 2024

A stack-based buffer overflow in PCSC-Lite allows physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash via a malicious smart card.

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-2010-4531?

CVE-2010-4531 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3, and possibly other 1.5.x and 1.6.x versions, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4531?

It affects 1 product.

Linux distribution packages (20)

`pcsc-lite` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-debuginfo` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-devel` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-doc` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`
`pcsc-lite-libs` Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation	All versions	`0:1.5.2-11.el6`

Products include Muscle Pcsc-Lite.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4531?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2010-4531 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-4531 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4531, DSA-2156-1, GHSA-jjwm-4fp3-g588, RHSA-2013:0525.