6.5

CVE-2017-6414: libcacard_project libcacard

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-6414DEBIAN-CVE-2017-6414
Published 15-03-2017Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-6414 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in libcacard_project libcacard. EPSS estimates a 0.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 6.5, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.44%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 4
RHSA-2017:2408SUSE-SU-2017:1058-1SUSE-SU-2017:1080-1SUSE-SU-2017:1081-1SUSE-SU-2017:1147-1

Timeline

  1. 15-03-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.44%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.44% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Debian1 product
  • libcacard< 1:2.5.0-3
Libcacard_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libcacardAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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