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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.36% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 30.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2008-09-10 15:00Z18 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 10:00Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2008-09-09
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- efa63906e147d53964a90af12fc58b151131cfdf5346c0c53904dce8fb7e2d99
05 Affected products
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comopensc-pkcs15tool-weak-security(45045)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45045
- secunia.com34362http://secunia.com/advisories/34362
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-2267https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20080909 Re: opensc 0.11.6 with fixed security updatehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/14
- www.opensc-project.org[opensc-announce] 20080827 opensc 0.11.6 with fixed security updatehttp://www.opensc-project.org/pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-August/000021.html
- secunia.com32099http://secunia.com/advisories/32099
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2008:019http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- opensc Fixed in 0.11.4-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- opensc Fixed in 0.11.4-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- opensc Fixed in 0.11.4-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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