ubuntu-cve-2025-66215
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-03-30 18:16
Modified
2026-05-20 15:22
Summary
Details

OpenSC is an open source smart card tools and middleware. Prior to version 0.27.0, an attacker with physical access to the computer at the time user or administrator uses a token can cause a stack-buffer-overflow WRITE in card-oberthur. The attack requires crafted USB device or smart card that would present the system with specially crafted responses to the APDUs. This issue has been patched in version 0.27.0.

Severity
3.8 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "opensc",
            "binary_version": "0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
            "binary_version": "0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "opensc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/opensc@0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/xenial"
      },
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm1",
        "0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm2",
        "0.15.0-1ubuntu1+esm3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_name": "opensc",
            "binary_version": "0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "opensc",
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      },
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        }
      ],
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        "0.17.0-2",
        "0.17.0-2build1",
        "0.17.0-3",
        "0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
        "0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2",
        "0.17.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "opensc",
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          },
          {
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "opensc",
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      },
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        "0.20.0-1",
        "0.20.0-2",
        "0.20.0-3",
        "0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm1",
        "0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm2",
        "0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm3",
        "0.20.0-3ubuntu0.1~esm4"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_name": "opensc",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
            "binary_version": "0.22.0-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
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        ]
      },
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        "name": "opensc",
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      },
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        "0.22.0-1ubuntu2",
        "0.22.0-1ubuntu2+esm1",
        "0.22.0-1ubuntu2.1",
        "0.22.0-1ubuntu2.1+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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            "binary_name": "opensc",
            "binary_version": "0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
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          }
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        "name": "opensc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/opensc@0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/noble"
      },
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        "0.24.0~rc1-1",
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        "0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.2",
        "0.25.0~rc1-1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "opensc",
            "binary_version": "0.26.1-3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
            "binary_version": "0.26.1-3"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:25.10",
        "name": "opensc",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/opensc@0.26.1-3?arch=source\u0026distro=questing"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "0.26.1-2",
        "0.26.1-3"
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    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc",
            "binary_version": "0.27.0~rc1-1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "opensc-pkcs11",
            "binary_version": "0.27.0~rc1-1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:26.04:LTS",
        "name": "opensc",
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      },
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        {
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            {
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          ],
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        }
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      "versions": [
        "0.26.1-3",
        "0.26.1-3ubuntu1",
        "0.27.0~rc1-1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "OpenSC is an open source smart card tools and middleware. Prior to version 0.27.0, an attacker with physical access to the computer at the time user or administrator uses a token can cause a stack-buffer-overflow WRITE in card-oberthur. The attack requires crafted USB device or smart card that would present the system with specially crafted responses to the APDUs. This issue has been patched in version 0.27.0.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2025-66215",
  "modified": "2026-05-20T15:22:58Z",
  "published": "2026-03-30T18:16:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-66215"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-66215"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2025-66215"
  ]
}



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