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    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 patched, as demonstrated by exploitation of CVE-2008-2235.

    Published:Sep 10, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 10, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00111
    CVSS Score:6.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Opensc-project
    Product
    Opensc
    Vendor
    Siemens
    Product
    Cardos

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High