Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 18, 2011· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2010-4531
CVE-2010-4531
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.
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References
17- bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdPatch
- labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_pcsc-atr-handler-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdfnvdPatch
- lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.htmlnvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/22/7nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/03/3nvdPatch
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdPatch
- secunia.com/advisories/42912nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3264nvdVendor Advisory
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0101nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053079.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053095.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/43112nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2156nvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/45450nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0180nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0256nvd
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