CVE-2009-4902: muscle pcsc-lite
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2009-4902 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) vulnerability in muscle pcsc-lite. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Timeline
- 18-06-2010PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite 1.5.4 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, which is improperly demarshalled. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
34%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.01 pp
From 0.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.
Not in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Muscle1 product
- pcsc-lite≤ 1.5.4 | 1.1.2:beta2 | 1.1.2:beta3 | 1.1.2:beta4 | 1.1.2:beta5 | 1.2.0 | 1.2.0:rc1 | 1.2.0:rc2 | 1.2.0:rc3 | 1.2.9:beta1 | 1.2.9:beta10 | 1.2.9:beta2 | 1.2.9:beta3 | 1.2.9:beta4 | 1.2.9:beta5 | 1.2.9:beta6 | 1.2.9:beta7 | 1.2.9:beta8 | 1.2.9:beta9 | 1.3.0 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.2 | 1.3.3 | 1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.99 | 1.4.100 | 1.4.101 | 1.4.102 | 1.5.0 | 1.5.1 | 1.5.2
1 vendor · 1 product
References
11 links- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044124.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042900.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- svn.debian.org/wsvn/pcsclite/?sc=1&rev=4334X Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426X Refsource CONFIRM
Show all 11 references
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042921.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA