VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-6502
sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 2.20%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.20%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.20% probability · 82th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401
- Affected
- opensc project/opensc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/issues/1586Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00025.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1
- https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/issues/1586Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00025.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.