CVE-2024-8443

low-risk
Published 2024-09-10

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.19% 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 2.9/10 Low
PHYSICAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Vendors

19
/ 100
low-risk
Severity 8/34 · Low
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low