CVE-2010-4523
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.2
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
CVE-2010-4523- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
CVE-2010-4523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4491 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
EUVD-2010-4491- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically...
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
GHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
CVE-2010-4523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4523 No score
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4523- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10269-1 No score
opensc-0.16.0-2.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the opensc-0.16.0-2.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10269-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2010-4523 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Opensc-project Opensc, published January 7, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in opensc 0.11.13-1.1.
References
h-online.com/open/news/item/When-a-smart-card-can-root-your-computer-1154829.html
secunia.com/advisories/43068
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/22/3
opensc-project.org/opensc/changeset/4913
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607427
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:011
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052777.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664831
secunia.com/advisories/42807
labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_opensc-get-serial-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdf
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0109
secunia.com/advisories/42658
vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0009
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/opensc/+bug/692483
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052796.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/2
securityfocus.com/bid/45435
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4523
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8q7x-x6wm-6x5q
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4523
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0368
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4523