CVE-2019-19481 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer mishandling flaw in OpenSC allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-19481?
CVE-2019-19481 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Opensc Project Opensc, published on 1 Dec 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/card-cac1.c mishandles buffer limits for CAC certificates.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19481?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Opensc Project Opensc.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19481?
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-2019-19481 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19481 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Opensc Project Opensc
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19481, GHSA-99x7-636q-6hvj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19481.