CVE-2010-4531

pcsc-lite: Stack-based buffer overflow in Answer-to-Reset (ATR) decoder

Published Jan 18, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3, and possibly other 1.5.x and 1.6.x versions, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2156-1 pcscd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4499 Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3, and possibly other 1.5.x and 1.6.x versions, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1125-1 PCSC-Lite vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00309}

epss

{'score': 0.00317}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:51 AM
Reserved
Dec 9, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 18, 2011, 6:03 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:24 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 13, 2010, 12:00 AM