Vulnerabilities > CVE-2009-4902 - Improper Restriction of Operations Within the Bounds of A Memory Buffer vulnerability in Muscle Pcsc-Lite

047910
CVSS 6.8 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
SINGLE
Confidentiality impact
COMPLETE
Integrity impact
COMPLETE
Availability impact
COMPLETE
local
low complexity
muscle
CWE-119
nessus

Summary

Buffer overflow in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite 1.5.4 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, which is improperly demarshalled. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407.

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Overflow Buffers
    Buffer Overflow attacks target improper or missing bounds checking on buffer operations, typically triggered by input injected by an attacker. As a consequence, an attacker is able to write past the boundaries of allocated buffer regions in memory, causing a program crash or potentially redirection of execution as per the attackers' choice.
  • Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
    This type of attack exploits a buffer overflow vulnerability in targeted client software through injection of malicious content from a custom-built hostile service.
  • Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
    In this attack, the idea is to cause an active filter to fail by causing an oversized transaction. An attacker may try to feed overly long input strings to the program in an attempt to overwhelm the filter (by causing a buffer overflow) and hoping that the filter does not fail securely (i.e. the user input is let into the system unfiltered).
  • MIME Conversion
    An attacker exploits a weakness in the MIME conversion routine to cause a buffer overflow and gain control over the mail server machine. The MIME system is designed to allow various different information formats to be interpreted and sent via e-mail. Attack points exist when data are converted to MIME compatible format and back.

Nessus

  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-9995.NASL
    descriptionAn update to address a buffer overflow which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47555
    published2010-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47555
    titleFedora 11 : pcsc-lite-1.5.2-3.fc11 (2010-9995)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-9995.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(47555);
      script_version("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:33");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4901", "CVE-2009-4902", "CVE-2010-0407");
      script_bugtraq_id(40758);
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-9995");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 11 : pcsc-lite-1.5.2-3.fc11 (2010-9995)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An update to address a buffer overflow which could allow a local
    attacker to elevate privileges.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042900.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?a477ac30"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected pcsc-lite package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pcsc-lite");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:11");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/06/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^11([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 11.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC11", reference:"pcsc-lite-1.5.2-3.fc11")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pcsc-lite");
    }
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-10014.NASL
    descriptionAn update to address a buffer overflow which could allow a local attacker to elevate privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47204
    published2010-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47204
    titleFedora 12 : pcsc-lite-1.5.2-4.fc12 (2010-10014)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2010-10014.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(47204);
      script_version("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:31");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2009-4901", "CVE-2009-4902", "CVE-2010-0407");
      script_bugtraq_id(40758);
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2010-10014");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 12 : pcsc-lite-1.5.2-4.fc12 (2010-10014)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "An update to address a buffer overflow which could allow a local
    attacker to elevate privileges.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042921.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?747c8bb5"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected pcsc-lite package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:pcsc-lite");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:12");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/06/16");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/07/01");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^12([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 12.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC12", reference:"pcsc-lite-1.5.2-4.fc12")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "pcsc-lite");
    }
    
  • NASL familyUbuntu Local Security Checks
    NASL idUBUNTU_USN-969-1.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that the PC/SC service did not correctly handle malformed messages. A local attacker could exploit this to execute arbitrary code with root privileges. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id48262
    published2010-08-06
    reporterUbuntu Security Notice (C) 2010-2019 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/48262
    titleUbuntu 9.04 / 9.10 / 10.04 LTS : pcsc-lite vulnerability (USN-969-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_LIBPCSCLITE1-100811.NASL
    descriptionThis update of pcsc-liste fixes two vulnerabilities : - CVE-2009-4901: local denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB message data, a related issue to CVE-2010-0407. - CVE-2009-4902: a buffer overflow might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75601
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75601
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libpcsclite1 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0500-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_2_LIBPCSCLITE1-100811.NASL
    descriptionThis update of pcsc-liste fixes two vulnerabilities : - CVE-2009-4901: local denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB message data, a related issue to CVE-2010-0407. - CVE-2009-4902: a buffer overflow might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id48322
    published2010-08-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/48322
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : libpcsclite1 (openSUSE-SU-2010:0500-1)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2010-10764.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes up incorrect checks which were introduced with CVE-2010-0407 patch, introducing a regression for certain token types. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id47721
    published2010-07-14
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/47721
    titleFedora 12 : pcsc-lite-1.5.2-5.fc12 (2010-10764)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-2059.NASL
    descriptionIt was discovered that PCSCD, a daemon to access smart cards, was vulnerable to a buffer overflow allowing a local attacker to elevate his privileges to root.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id46862
    published2010-06-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/46862
    titleDebian DSA-2059-1 : pcsc-lite - buffer overflow
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2010-189.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in pcsc-lite : The MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite before 1.5.4 might allow local users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash) via crafted SCARD_SET_ATTRIB message data, which is improperly demarshalled and triggers a buffer over-read, a related issue to CVE-2010-0407 (CVE-2009-4901). Buffer overflow in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite 1.5.4 and earlier might allow local users to gain privileges via crafted SCARD_CONTROL message data, which is improperly demarshalled. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2010-0407 (CVE-2009-4902). Multiple buffer overflows in the MSGFunctionDemarshall function in winscard_svc.c in the PC/SC Smart Card daemon (aka PCSCD) in MUSCLE PCSC-Lite before 1.5.4 allow local users to gain privileges via crafted message data, which is improperly demarshalled (CVE-2010-0407). Packages for 2008.0 and 2009.0 are provided as of the Extended Maintenance Program. Please visit this link to learn more: http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php?cPath=149&amp;products_id=4 90 The updated packages have been patched to correct these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id49688
    published2010-09-27
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2010-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/49688
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : pcsc-lite (MDVSA-2010:189)