Unrated severityOSV Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2024· Updated Nov 7, 2025
Libopensc: uninitialized values after incorrect or missing checking return values of functions in libopensc
CVE-2024-45617
Description
A vulnerability was found in OpenSC, OpenSC tools, PKCS#11 module, minidriver, and CTK. An attacker could use a crafted USB Device or Smart Card, which would present the system with a specially crafted response to APDUs.
Insufficient or missing checking of return values of functions leads to unexpected work with variables that have not been initialized.
Affected products
1- Range: 0.12.2, 0.12.2-rc1, 0.13.0, …
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-45617mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
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