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HistoryDec 19, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Moderate: opensc security update

2023-12-1900:00:00
Google
osv.dev
3
opensc
security
smart cards
authentication
encryption
digital signatures
cve-2023-40660
cve-2023-40661
cve-2023-4535

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

24.4%

The OpenSC set of libraries and utilities provides support for working with smart cards. OpenSC focuses on cards that support cryptographic operations and enables their use for authentication, mail encryption, or digital signatures.

Security Fix(es):

  • OpenSC: Potential PIN bypass when card tracks its own login state (CVE-2023-40660)
  • OpenSC: multiple memory issues with pkcs15-init (enrollment tool) (CVE-2023-40661)
  • OpenSC: out-of-bounds read in MyEID driver handling encryption using symmetric keys (CVE-2023-4535)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.