CVE-2023-40661 (GCVE-0-2023-40661)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-11-06 16:58
Modified
2025-11-06 22:59
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CWE
- CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary
Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrolls cards. To take advantage of these flaws, an attacker must have physical access to the computer system and employ a custom-crafted USB device or smart card to manipulate responses to APDUs. This manipulation can potentially allow
compromise key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.
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