Description
Memory leak in the vcard_apdu_new function in card_7816.c in libcacard before 2.5.3 allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) via vectors related to allocating a new APDU object.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886cPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 15, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified