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CVE-2010-4531

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler ...

4.4 MediumFix available

CVE-2010-4531 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Muscle Pcsc-lite, published January 18, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.50%, the 43rd percentile. Fixed in pcsc-lite 1.5.5-4.

What does this mean?
Severity
4.4 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.50%EPSS, 43rd percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
1.5.5-4pcsc-lite +23 more

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.50%Down 1.7 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pcsc-lite
Debian:12
before 1.5.5-4
1.5.5-4
pcsc-lite
Debian:13
before 1.5.5-4
1.5.5-4
pcsc-lite
Debian:14
before 1.5.5-4
1.5.5-4
pcsc-lite
Debian:5.0
before 1.4.102-1+lenny4, plus listed versions
1.4.102-11.4.102-1+lenny11.4.102-1+lenny3
1.4.102-1+lenny4
pcsc-lite
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
pcsc-lite-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6
pcsc-lite-libs
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
before 0:1.5.2-11.el6
0:1.5.2-11.el6

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.4

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4531
CVSS 2.0
4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4531
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2010-4499No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2010-4499
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jjwm-4fp3-g588No score

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ATRDecodeAtr function in the Answer-to-Reset (ATR) Handler ...

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.

Record
GHSA-jjwm-4fp3-g588
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2010-4531
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2010-4531No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4531
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10246-1No score

libpcsclite1-1.8.18-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libpcsclite1-1.8.18-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10246-1
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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