CVE-2010-4531
N/A
Published: January 18, 2011 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPcsc Lite
Using N/A by N/A?
Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect N/A - before attackers find them.
Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607781
- http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_pcsc-atr-handler-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdf
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053079.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053095.html
References (17)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607781Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053079.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053095.htmlThird Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/42912Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2156Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
Get alerted
Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack
Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.
Free plan, no card