CVE-2017-6414

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.9 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.0 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

4.9^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886c	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53	Release Notes Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886c	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53	Release Notes Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libcacard_project:libcacard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-15 14:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-6414

Mitre link : CVE-2017-6414

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-6414

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libcacard_project

libcacard

CWE

CWE-772

Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

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