pcsc-lite: Privilege escalation via specially-crafted client to PC/SC Smart Card daemon messages
Published Jun 18, 2010
6.8
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
Buffer overflow in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite 1.5.4 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, which is improperly demarshalled. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5.4
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.2
- 1.1.2
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.0
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.2.9
- 1.3.0
- 1.3.1
- 1.3.2
- 1.3.3
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.99
- 1.4.100
- 1.4.101
- 1.4.102
- 1.5.0
- 1.5.1
- 1.5.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcsc-lite
Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcsc-lite
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcsc-lite | Affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcsc-lite | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of pcsc-lite as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00379) | 29.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00051) | 12.94th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (14)
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-July/044124.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042900.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042921.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40140 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/40239 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
- http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pcsclite/?sc=1&rev=4334 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2059 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40758 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1427 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1508 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4902 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4902
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4902
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