CVE-2008-2235

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30473 vdb entry patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/31330 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34362 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:183 vendor advisory
http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/33115 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31360 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1627 vendor advisory
http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44140 vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-2235?
CVE-2008-2235 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-2235?
To fix CVE-2008-2235, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-2235 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2008-2235 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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