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Vulnerability details: VCID-phbq-79xp-4fe1
Vulnerability ID VCID-phbq-79xp-4fe1
Aliases CVE-2009-4901
Summary pcsc-lite: Privilege escalation via specially-crafted client to PC/SC Smart Card daemon messages
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 1.9
Risk 0.9
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-228 Improper Handling of Syntactically Invalid Structure
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
System Score Found at
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00038 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
epss 0.00094 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
cvssv2 2.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4901
Reference id Reference type URL
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042900.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-June/042921.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-4901.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2009-4901
http://secunia.com/advisories/40140
http://secunia.com/advisories/40239
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/pcsclite/?sc=1&rev=4208
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2059
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/40758
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1427
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1508
596426 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=596426
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.1.2:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta10:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta8:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.2.9:beta9:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.101:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.102:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.4.99:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:muscle:pcsc-lite:1.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2009-4901 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4901
RHSA-2010:0533 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010:0533
USN-969-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/969-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4901
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.11155
EPSS Score 0.00038
Published At April 1, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-04-01T14:57:12.332439+00:00 RedHat Importer Import https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2009-4901.json 38.0.0