CVE-2024-45618

low-risk
Published 2024-09-03

A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init in OpenSC. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs. Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
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CVSS 3.9/10 Low
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

20
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low-risk
Severity 10/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low