CVE-2008-3972
pkcs15-tool in OpenSC before 0.11.6 does not apply security updates to a smart card unless the card's label matches the "OpenSC" string, which might allow physically proximate attackers to exploit vulnerabilities that the card owner expected were…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
pkcs15-tool in OpenSC before 0.11.6 does not apply security updates to a smart card unless the card's label matches the "OpenSC" string, which might allow physically proximate attackers to exploit vulnerabilities that the card owner expected were patched, as demonstrated by exploitation of CVE-2008-2235.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- opensc-project/opensc
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34362
- http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-August/000021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/14
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45045
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34362
- http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-August/000021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/14
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45045
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.