CVE-2023-40661
Several memory vulnerabilities were identified within the OpenSC packages, particularly in the card enrollment process using pkcs15-init when a user or administrator enrolls cards. To take advantage of these flaws, an attacker must have physical access to the computer system and employ a custom-crafted USB device or smart card to manipulate responses to APDUs. This manipulation can potentially allow compromise key generation, certificate loading, and other card management operations during enrollment.
Published:Sep 25, 2023
Last Modified:Nov 6, 2025
EPS:Nov 6, 2023
EPSS Score:0.00312
CVSS Score:5.4
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Opensc Project
Product
Opensc
Opensc Project
Opensc
Vendor
Redhat
Product
Enterprise Linux
Redhat
Enterprise Linux
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
