4.3

CVE-2018-16427: opensc_project opensc Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 4.3v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16427DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16427
Published 04-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16427 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in opensc_project opensc. EPSS estimates a 0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.49%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 5
DLA-1916-1MGASA-2019-0019OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1RHSA-2019:2154SUSE-SU-2018:3621-1SUSE-SU-2018:3622-1

Timeline

  1. 04-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Various out of bounds reads when handling responses in OpenSC before 0.19.0-rc1 could be used by attackers able to supply crafted smartcards to potentially crash the opensc library using programs.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.49%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

41%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.49% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.49%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • opensc< 0.19.0~rc1-1
Opensc_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • openscAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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