CVE-2018-16392 describes multiple buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the tcos_select_file function within libopensc/card-tcos.c of OpenSC versions prior to 0.19.0-rc1. An attacker could exploit this by supplying a specially crafted TCOS smartcard, leading to a denial of service (application crash) and potentially other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector with low complexity, requiring no privileges or user interaction, but with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.18.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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