---
id: CVE-2024-8443
title: >-
  A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP
  driver
summary: >-
  A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP
  driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the
  APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead
  to ou…
severity: low
cvss: 2.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-122
  - CWE-787
vendor: opensc_project
product: opensc
affected:
  - opensc
  - enterprise_linux = 7.0
  - enterprise_linux = 8.0
  - enterprise_linux = 9.0
published: '2024-09-10'
updated: '2026-06-25'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8443'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-8443'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2310494'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00026.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00321
epssPercentile: 0.25391
ingestedAt: '2026-06-29T13:24:33.966Z'
---

## Overview

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the libopensc OpenPGP driver. A crafted USB device or smart card with malicious responses to the APDUs during the card enrollment process using the `pkcs15-init` tool may lead to out-of-bound rights, possibly resulting in arbitrary code execution.

## Affected

- `opensc`
- `enterprise_linux = 7.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 8.0`
- `enterprise_linux = 9.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.