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CVE-2010-4531

Published: 18 January 2011

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
pcsc-lite
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
dapper Ignored
(end of life)
hardy Ignored
(end of life)
karmic
Released (1.5.3-1ubuntu1.2)
lucid
Released (1.5.3-1ubuntu4.2)
maverick
Released (1.5.5-3ubuntu2.1)
natty Not vulnerable
(1.7.0-2ubuntu2)
oneiric Not vulnerable
(1.7.0-2ubuntu2)
upstream Needs triage

Patches:
upstream: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pcsclite-cvs-commit/2010-November/004923.html