CVE-2024-45618

Publication date 3 September 2024

Last updated 12 March 2025


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

3.9 · Low

Score breakdown

A vulnerability was found in pkcs15-init in OpenSC. 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.

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Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 3.9 · Low
Attack vector Physical
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity impact Low
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L