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CVE-2008-2235 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31330	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/31360	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/33115	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/34362	CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44140	CVE
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1627	CVE
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:183	CVE
http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html	CVE
http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30473	CVE	Patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31330	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31360	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32099	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33115	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/34362	[email protected]
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44140	[email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1627	[email protected]
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:183	[email protected]
http://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html	[email protected]
http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30473	[email protected]	Patch

see all 30 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-310	Cryptographic Issues	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
siemens cardos	m4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:siemens:cardos:m4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
opensc-project opensc	0.3.2 0.3.5 0.4.0 0.6.0 0.6.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:b:::::: cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:d:::::: cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.8:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:pre3:::::: cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.4:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 8, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 1, 2008	Initial Analysis	[email protected]