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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900639
Category:Privilege escalation
Title:OpenSC < 0.11.8 Incorrect RSA Keys Generation Vulnerability
Summary:OpenSC is prone to an insecure key generation vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
OpenSC is prone to an insecure key generation vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
Security issues are due to:

- a tool that starts a key generation with public exponent set to 1, an
invalid value that causes an insecure RSA key.

- a PKCS#11 module that accepts that this public exponent and forwards it
to the card.

- a card that accepts the public exponent and generates the rsa key.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attacker to obtain the sensitive
information or gain unauthorized access to the smartcard.

Affected Software/OS:
OpenSC version prior to 0.11.8 on Linux.

Solution:
Upgrade to OpenSC version 0.11.8 or later.

CVSS Score:
4.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-1603
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01432.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01420.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00095.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-June/msg00097.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200908-01.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:123
http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2009-May/000025.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/05/08/1
http://secunia.com/advisories/35035
http://secunia.com/advisories/35293
http://secunia.com/advisories/35309
http://secunia.com/advisories/36074
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1295
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