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CVE-2019-19480

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15...

4.6 MediumFix available

CVE-2019-19480 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Opensc Project Opensc, published December 1, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in opensc 0.20.0-r0.

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Physical
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.57%Down 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
CVE-2019-19480
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-672
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
CVE-2019-19480
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9100 No score

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
EUVD-2019-9100
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x65v-c8ff-h2m3 No score

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15...

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
GHSA-x65v-c8ff-h2m3
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-19480 4.6

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
ALPINE-CVE-2019-19480
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-19480 4.6

CVE-2019-19480 does not affect BellSoft software

Record
BELL-CVE-2019-19480
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSV 4.6

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry.

Record
CVE-2019-19480
CVSS 3.1
4.6 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0026 No score

Updated opensc packages fix security vulnerability

Updated opensc packages fix security vulnerabilities:

sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc in OpenSC 0.19.0 has a memory leak, as demonstrated by a call from eidenv (CVE-2019-6502).

OpenSC before 0.20.0-rc1 has an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Bitstring in decode_bit_string in libopensc/asn1.c (CVE-2019-15945).

OpenSC before 0.20.0-rc1 has an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Octet string in asn1_decode_entry in libopensc/asn1.c (CVE-2019-15946).

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/card-setcos.c has an incorrect read operation during parsing of a SETCOS file attribute (CVE-2019-19479).

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/pkcs15-prkey.c has an incorrect free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry (CVE-2019-19480).

An issue was discovered in OpenSC through 0.19.0 and 0.20.x through 0.20.0-rc3. libopensc/card-cac1.c mishandles buffer limits for CAC certificates (CVE-2019-19481).

The opensc package has been updated to version 0.20.0, which has fixes for these issues and other improvements.

Record
MGASA-2020-0026
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0565-1 No score

Security update for opensc

This update for opensc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-15945: Fixed an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Bitstring in decode_bit_string (bsc#1149746).
  • CVE-2019-15946: Fixed an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Octet string in asn1_decode_entry (bsc#1149747)
  • CVE-2019-19479: Fixed an incorrect read operation during parsing of a SETCOS file attribute (bsc#1158256)
  • CVE-2019-19480: Fixed an improper free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry (bsc#1158307).
  • CVE-2019-20792: Fixed a double free in coolkey_free_private_data (bsc#1170809).
  • CVE-2020-26570: Fixed a buffer overflow in sc_oberthur_read_file (bsc#1177364).
  • CVE-2020-26571: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in gemsafe GPK smart card software driver (bsc#1177380)
  • CVE-2020-26572: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in tcos_decipher (bsc#1177378).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0565-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1 No score

opensc-0.21.0-2.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the opensc-0.21.0-2.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:1168-1 No score

Security update for opensc

This update for opensc fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2019-15945: Fixed an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Bitstring in decode_bit_string (bsc#1149746).
  • CVE-2019-15946: Fixed an out-of-bounds access of an ASN.1 Octet string in asn1_decode_entry (bsc#1149747)
  • CVE-2019-19479: Fixed an incorrect read operation during parsing of a SETCOS file attribute (bsc#1158256)
  • CVE-2019-19480: Fixed an improper free operation in sc_pkcs15_decode_prkdf_entry (bsc#1158307).
  • CVE-2019-20792: Fixed a double free in coolkey_free_private_data (bsc#1170809).
  • CVE-2020-26570: Fixed a buffer overflow in sc_oberthur_read_file (bsc#1177364).
  • CVE-2020-26571: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in gemsafe GPK smart card software driver (bsc#1177380)
  • CVE-2020-26572: Fixed a stack-based buffer overflow in tcos_decipher (bsc#1177378).
Record
SUSE-SU-2021:1168-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
opensc
Alpine:v3.11
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.12
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.13
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.14
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.15
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.16
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.17
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.18
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.19
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.20
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
opensc
Alpine:v3.21
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.22
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.23
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Alpine:v3.24
before 0.20.0-r0
0.20.0-r0
opensc
Mageia:7
before 0.20.0-1.mga7
0.20.0-1.mga7
opensc
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
before 0.19.0-3.7.1
0.19.0-3.7.1
opensc
openSUSE:Leap 15.2
before 0.19.0-lp152.3.3.1
0.19.0-lp152.3.3.1
opensc
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 0.21.0-2.2
0.21.0-2.2

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03affected, aliases, referencesOSV
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

References

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