CVE-2023-40661
MEDIUM
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.08
BB Relevance:
28/100
Published: 2023-11-06
Modified: 2026-11-06
First seen: 2026-11-06
Status: active
Attack Surface
Low Complexity
Conf. Impact
Integ. Impact
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Physical
AC:
Low
PR:
Low
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
High
I:
High
A:
High
Description
Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrolls cards. To take advantage of these flaws, an attacker must have physical access to the computer system and employ a custom-crafted USB device or smart card to manipulate responses to APDUs. This manipulation can potentially allow compromise key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.
Weakness Classification (1)
Affected Software (4)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | 0 < 0.24.0 |
| opensc_project | opensc | < 0.23.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 8.0 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | 9.0 |
References & Advisories (12)
vendor-advisory
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vendor-advisory
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vdb-entry
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issue-tracking
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