CVE-2024-8443
2.9
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.19%
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
How to fix CVE-2024-8443
To remediate CVE-2024-8443, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/opensc—upgrade to 0.21.0-1+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2024-8443 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.21.0-1+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW2.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N |