Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Sep 10, 2024· Updated Nov 7, 2025
Libopensc: heap buffer overflow in openpgp driver when generating key
CVE-2024-8443
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the pkcs15-init tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.
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1Patches
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References
2- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
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