CVE-2018-16423

opensc: Double free handling responses from smartcards in libopensc/sc.c:sc_file_set_sec_attr()

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 12, 2018

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A double free when handling responses from a smartcard in sc_file_set_sec_attr in libopensc/sc.c in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 4.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')