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FKIE_CVE-2017-6414

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-03-15 14:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:22
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.orghttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886cPatch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/01/11Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96541Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2408Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1427833Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/commit/?id=9113dc6a303604a2d9812ac70c17d076ef11886cPatch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://cgit.freedesktop.org/spice/libcacard/tree/NEWS?id=aaa5251791bf0b1640afcba77a7d79ea23c42d53Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
libcacard_project libcacard *

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          "vendor": "n/a",
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            }
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    }
  ],
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              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:libcacard_project:libcacard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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    },
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      "value": "P\u00e9rdida de memoria en la funci\u00f3n vcard_apdu_new en card_7816.c en libcacard en versiones anteriores a 2.5.3 permite a usuarios locales del SO invitado provocar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (consumo de memoria del host) a trav\u00e9s de vectores relacionados con la asignaci\u00f3n de un nuevo objeto APDU."
    }
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  "id": "CVE-2017-6414",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:22:18.290",
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}



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