CVE-2025-49010
OpenSC: OpenSC: Stack-buffer-overflow via crafted smart card or USB device responses
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · March 31, 2026
Updated · June 30, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in OpenSC, an open source smart card tools and middleware. An attacker with physical access to the computer, at the time a user or administrator uses a token, can exploit this vulnerability. By presenting specially crafted responses to Application Protocol Data Units (APDUs) from a malicious USB device or smart card, the attacker can cause a stack-buffer-overflow write. This memory corruption vulnerability could lead to unexpected behavior or system instability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 3.8CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')