3.9

CVE-2024-45615: opensc_project opensc Use of Uninitialized Variable

CVSS: 3.9v3.1LowModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-45615DEBIAN-CVE-2024-45615
Published 03-09-2024Last modified 30-06-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-45615 is a low (CVSS 3.9) Use of Uninitialized Variable vulnerability in opensc_project opensc. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
16/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
3.9/10
010
Low · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.36%
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 11 · Related 9

Timeline

  1. 03-09-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 30-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. The problem is missing initialization of variables expected to be initialized (as arguments to other functions, etc.).

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.36%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

28%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.36% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.36%

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< 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 | < 0.25.1-2.1
Opensc_project1 product
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • opensc< 0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4 | < 0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1 | < 0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

10 links