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CVE-2008-2235

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-2235 describes a vulnerability in OpenSC versions prior to 0.11.5, affecting smart cards and USB crypto tokens running Siemens CardOS M4. The vulnerability stems from weak permissions (ADMIN file control information of 00) on the 5015 directory, allowing physically proximate attackers to alter the PIN. This is a low-severity vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, resulting in a potential impact of unauthorized PIN changes. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.9MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
31.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 58th percentile among its peer group of 3,050 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2008-2235

opensc: incorrect initialization of Siemens CardOS M4 smart cards

Jul 31, 2008

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2009-02/msg00002.html
secunia.com / advisories/31330
secunia.com / advisories/31360
secunia.com / advisories/32099
secunia.com / advisories/33115
secunia.com / advisories/34362
security.gentoo.org / glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/44140
debian.org / security/2008/dsa-1627
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
opensc-project.org / pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-July/000020.html
opensc-project.org / security.html
securityfocus.com / bid/30473
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