CVE catalog

CVE-2009-1603

opensc: CVE-2009-1603

Severity: Critical
Published: May 11, 2009, 4:30:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.09% · Oct 25, 2026

src/tools/pkcs11-tool.c in pkcs11-tool in OpenSC 0.11.7, when used with unspecified third-party PKCS#11 modules, generates RSA keys with incorrect public exponents, which allows attackers to read the cleartext form of messages that were intended to be encrypted.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	opensc	sid	`0.27.1-3`	fixed
Debian	opensc	forky	`0.27.1-3`	fixed
Debian	opensc	trixie	`0.26.1-2`	fixed
Debian	opensc	bookworm	`0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	opensc	source	sid	`0.11.8`	high	Not reported	[527640]
Debian	opensc	source	forky	`0.11.8`	high	Not reported	[527640]
Debian	opensc	source	trixie	`0.11.8`	high	Not reported	[527640]
Debian	opensc	source	bookworm	`0.11.8`	high	Not reported	[527640]

[Debian bug #527640]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[opensc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
[opensc-pkcs11]Fixed
Source package: [opensc]
Details (2)
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[opensc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.26.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
- 0.26.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
[opensc-pkcs11]Fixed
Source package: [opensc]
Details (2)
- 0.26.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
- 0.26.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.8
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:35 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]