#VU23844 Out-of-bounds read in OpenSC - CVE-2019-15946
Published: December 30, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23844
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15946
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenSC
OpenSC
Software vendor:
OpenSC
OpenSC
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing ASN.1 Octet string within the asn1_decode_entry() function in libopensc/asn1.c. A local user can supply specially crafted data to the application, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.