CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-10109

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before version 1.8.20 allows remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses 'cardsList' after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to remotely trigger a service crash, potentially leading to downtime in system operations.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update pcsc-lite to version 1.8.20 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Use-after-free vulnerability in pcsc-lite before 1.8.20 allows a remote attackers to cause denial of service (crash) via a command that uses "cardsList" after the handle has been released through the SCardReleaseContext function.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS