OpenSC is an open source smart card tools and middleware. Prior to version 0.27.0, sc_compacttlv_find_tag searches a compact-TLV buffer for a given tag. In compact-TLV, a single byte encodes the tag (high nibble) and value length (low nibble). With a 1-byte buffer {0x0A}, the encoded element claims tag=0 and length=10 but no value bytes follow. Calling sc_compacttlv_find_tag with search tag 0x00 returns a pointer equal to buf+1 and outlen=10 without verifying that the claimed value length fits within the remaining buffer. In cases where the sc_compacttlv_find_tag is provided untrusted data (such as being read from cards/files), attackers may be able to influence it to return out-of-bounds pointers leading to downstream memory corruption when subsequent code tries to dereference the pointer. This issue has been patched in version 0.27.0.
References
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| https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/6db171bcb6fd7cb3b51098fefbb3b28e44f0a79c | Patch |
| https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/security/advisories/GHSA-72x5-fwjx-2459 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/CVE-2025-66038 | Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
01 Apr 2026, 17:40
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Opensc Project opensc
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| References | () https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/commit/6db171bcb6fd7cb3b51098fefbb3b28e44f0a79c - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/security/advisories/GHSA-72x5-fwjx-2459 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://github.com/OpenSC/OpenSC/wiki/CVE-2025-66038 - Vendor Advisory | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:opensc_project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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Information
Published : 2026-03-30 18:16
Updated : 2026-04-01 17:40
NVD link : CVE-2025-66038
Mitre link : CVE-2025-66038
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-66038
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Products Affected
opensc_project
- opensc
CWE
CWE-126
Buffer Over-read
