PT-2024-9391 · Opensc+5 · Opensc+5

Published 2024-05-12 · Updated 2025-09-05 · CVE-2024-8443

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

2.9

Low

Base vector

AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: OpenSC (affected versions not specified)

Description: A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. This issue arises when a crafted USB device or smart card provides malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the pkcs15-init tool, potentially leading to out-of-bound rights and arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is related to the openpgp generate key rsa() function and may allow an attacker to bypass security restrictions.

Recommendations: At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Memory Corruption

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

AZL-49059

AZL-49081

BDU:2024-11083

CVE-2024-8443

DLA-4004-1

MGASA-2025-0096

OESA-2024-2245

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:14382-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3444-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024_3445-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3443-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3444-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3445-1

SUSE-SU-2024:3517-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20072-1

SUSE-SU-2025:20671-1

USN-7346-1

USN-7346-2

USN-7346-3

Affected Products

Astra Linux

Linuxmint

Opensc

Red Os

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 93

• 🔥 https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/CVE-2024-8443 · Exploit
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-8443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-7346-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:20671-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7346-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40660 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45615 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-42782 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2024:3443-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-45620 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-8443 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-4004-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-11083 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:14382-1 · Vendor Advisory