CVE-2018-16423 is a double free vulnerability in OpenSC versions prior to 0.19.0-rc1, specifically within the sc_file_set_sec_attr function when processing smartcard responses. An attacker with the ability to provide a specially crafted smartcard could exploit this to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially achieve other unspecified impacts. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6 (Medium) and requires physical access to the system (AV:P) and low privileges (PR:L). There is no known 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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