CVE-2009-4901

NameCVE-2009-4901
DescriptionThe 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.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pcsc-lite (PTS)bullseye1.9.1-1fixed
bookworm1.9.9-2fixed
sid, trixie2.3.0-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pcsc-litesource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- pcsc-lite <not-affected> (Covered by initial CVE-2010-0407 fix)
See https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426#c20 for an explanation
of the weird CVE assignments on this one

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