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CVE-2019-6502

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-6502 is a memory leak vulnerability in the sc_context_create function within ctx.c of libopensc in OpenSC version 0.19.0. This flaw affects OpenSC products and is rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a network-exploitable vulnerability with low attack complexity that can lead to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:0.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.20%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0220 is in the 66th percentile among its peer group of 51,551 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-6502Low

opensc: memory leak in sc_context_create in ctx.c in libopensc

Jan 20, 2019

References

github.com / OpenSC/OpenSC/issues/1586
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00025.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2019/12/29/1