pcsc-lite: Stack-based buffer overflow in Answer-to-Reset (ATR) decoder
Published Jan 18, 2011
4.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.50%
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.
Affected products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcsc-lite-0:1.5.2-11.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0525
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcsc-lite
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcsc-lite-0:1.5.2-11.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0525 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcsc-lite | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00498) | 40.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.50% (0.00502) | 38.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00309) | 51.90th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 48.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 8, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 45.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 80.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 79.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.40th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 78.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.17% (0.02172) | 57.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (21)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607781 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_pcsc-atr-handler-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdf x_refsource_MISCPatch
- http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTPatch
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/053079.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
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- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0256 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4531 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664999 Issue Tracking
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-4531 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-4531
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-4531
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