CVE-2010-4531
pcsc-lite - buffer overflow
EPSS 0.50%
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler (atrhandler.c) for pcscd in PCSC-Lite 1.5.3, and possibly other 1.5.x and 1.6.x versions, allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a smart card with an ATR message containing a long attribute value.
How to fix CVE-2010-4531
To remediate CVE-2010-4531, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/pcsc-lite—upgrade to 1.5.5-4 or later
- —upgrade to 1.4.102-1+lenny4 or later
Is CVE-2010-4531 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.5.5-4
- from 0, < 1.4.102-1+lenny4