CVE-2010-4523

Exp

Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libopensc in OpenSC 0.11.13 and earlier allow physically proximate attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long serial-number field on a smart card, related to (1) card-acos5.c, (2) card-atrust-acos.c, and (3) card-starcos.c.

Published: 2011-01-07 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2010-4523 is rated High Exploit Risk (63.1/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.86%). 5 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2010-4523

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2010-4523

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.28% 0.86% +0.58%
2 2024-12-17 0.21% 0.28% +0.07%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2010-4523

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2010-4523

OS Trackers for CVE-2010-4523

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2010-4523 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (opensc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4523
gentoo normal CVE-2010-4523: 1 GLSA(s) (201401-18), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/opensc); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2010-4523
suse high CVE-2010-4523 severity important: SUSE including 14 source package names (libopensc2-0.11.6-5.27.1, libopensc2-32bit-0.11.6-5.27.1, …), 28 product×package rows across 24 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1, … (24 product lines)): Fixed 24, Known Not Affected 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2010-4523/
ubuntu medium CVE-2010-4523 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opensc), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, hardy, karmic, lucid, maverick, upstream): released 5, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2010-4523

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2010-4523

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensc-project opensc <= 0.11.13 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.3.2 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.3.5 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.6.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.7.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.8 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.8.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.7 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.8 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.2 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.3 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.4 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.6 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.7 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.8 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.9 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.10 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.11 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.11.12 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2010-4523

URL Tags
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=607427 Exploit Patch
http://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/files/Advisories/mwri_opensc-get-serial-buffer-overflow_2010-12-13.pdf Exploit Patch
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052777.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-January/052796.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/21/2 Exploit Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/22/3 Exploit Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/42658 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42807 Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/43068
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/When-a-smart-card-can-root-your-computer-1154829.html Patch
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:011
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45435
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0009 Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0109
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/opensc/+bug/692483 Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=664831 Exploit Patch
https://www.opensc-project.org/opensc/changeset/4913 Patch
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