OpenSC before 0.27.0, fixed in commit 0358817, contains a stack and heap buffer overrun vulnerability in the do_key_value() function in src/pkcs15init/profile.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying a crafted profile configuration file. During pkcs15-init invocation, a key value entry beginning with '=' followed by more than sizeof(keybuf) characters is copied into keybuf via memcpy without a length check, causing both stack and heap buffer overruns.

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description OpenSC before 0.27.0, fixed in commit 0358817, contains a stack and heap buffer overrun vulnerability in the do_key_value() function in src/pkcs15init/profile.c that allows attackers to corrupt memory by supplying a crafted profile configuration file. During pkcs15-init invocation, a key value entry beginning with '=' followed by more than sizeof(keybuf) characters is copied into keybuf via memcpy without a length check, causing both stack and heap buffer overruns.
Title OpenSC < 0.27.0 Buffer Overrun in do_key_value() via profile.c
Weaknesses CWE-121
CWE-122
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-29T13:58:18.086Z

Reserved: 2026-04-13T20:29:02.810Z

Link: CVE-2026-40528

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-29T13:58:12.442Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-29T14:16:26.730

Modified: 2026-05-29T15:42:56.873

Link: CVE-2026-40528

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-29T15:00:17Z

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