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CVE-2008-3972

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2008-3972 describes a vulnerability in pkcs15-tool within OpenSC versions prior to 0.11.6, where security updates are not applied to smart cards unless the card's label is "OpenSC." This flaw affects OpenSC and Siemens CardOS products. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.6, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector and low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of integrity and availability (C:C/I:C). There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 0.11.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

6.6MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
9.2
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
29.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0037 is in the 48th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00005.html
secunia.com / advisories/32099
secunia.com / advisories/34362
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/45045
redhat.com / archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00686.html
opensc-project.org / pipermail/opensc-announce/2008-August/000021.html
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2008/09/09/14