CVE-2008-2235

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OpenSC before 0.11.5 uses weak permissions (ADMIN file control information of 00) for the 5015 directory on smart cards

OpenSC before 0.11.5 uses weak permissions (ADMIN file control information of 00) for the 5015 directory on smart cards and USB crypto tokens running Siemens CardOS M4, which allows physically proximate attackers to change the PIN.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.9 EPSS 0.00068

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No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence

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opensc-project openscall versions

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4.9

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.

v2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Published to NVD01 Aug 2008 · 02:41 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/31330

http://secunia.com/advisories/31360

http://secunia.com/advisories/32099

http://secunia.com/advisories/33115

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http://secunia.com/advisories/34362

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:183

http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html

http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30473Patch

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44140

https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1627

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html

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