pcsc-lite: Use-after-free of cardsList due to SCardReleaseContext invocations
Published Feb 23, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.04%
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before 1.8.20 allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 16.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
pcsc-lite
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
pcsc-lite
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
pcsc-lite
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | pcsc-lite | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | pcsc-lite | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/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 (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04042) | 90.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.04% (0.04042) | 89.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 4.68% (0.04677) | 89.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 13, 2026 | 7.05% (0.07054) | 91.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 13, 2025 | 5.51% (0.05515) | 89.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 12, 2025 | 3.81% (0.03811) | 87.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 83.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 7.12% (0.07125) | 85.58th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.45% (0.02451) | 84.10th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 90.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 2.41% (0.02410) | 89.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 2.06% (0.02057) | 87.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 15, 2023 | 1.93% (0.01934) | 87.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.73% (0.01731) | 85.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 78.97th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 77.12th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.97% (0.01974) | 56.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3752 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/03/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95263 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3176-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10109 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1410074 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-muscle/Week-of-Mon-20161226/000779.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTVendor Advisory
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r58af02e294bd07f487e2c64ffc0a29b837db5600e33b6e698b9d696b%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/rf4c02775860db415b4955778a131c2795223f61cb8c6a450893651e4%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10109
- https://salsa.debian.org/rousseau/PCSC/-/commit/697fe05967af7ea215bcd5d5774be587780c9e22 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10109
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