4.9

CVE-2008-2235: opensc-project opensc Cryptographic Issues

CVSS: 4.9v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2008-2235
Published 01-08-2008Last modified 07-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2008-2235 is a medium (CVSS 4.9) Cryptographic Issues vulnerability in opensc-project opensc. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.9/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
DSA-1627-2OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1

Timeline

  1. 01-08-2008
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • opensc< 0.11.4-4
Opensc-project1 product
  • opensc0.3.2 | 0.3.5 | 0.4.0 | 0.6.0 | 0.6.1 | 0.7.0 | 0.8 | 0.8.0.0 | 0.8.1 | 0.9 | 0.9.6 | 0.9.7 | 0.9.7:b | 0.9.7:d | 0.9.8 | 0.11.0 | 0.11.1 | 0.11.2 | 0.11.3 | 0.11.3:pre3 | 0.11.4

2 vendors · 2 products

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