CVE catalog

CVE-2008-2235

opensc: CVE-2008-2235

Severity: Medium
Published: Aug 1, 2008, 2:41:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	opensc	sid	`0.27.1-3`	fixed
Debian	opensc	forky	`0.27.1-3`	fixed
Debian	opensc	trixie	`0.26.1-2`	fixed
Debian	opensc	bookworm	`0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2`	fixed
Opensuse	opensc	tumbleweed	`0.21.0-2.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	opensc	source	sid	`0.11.4-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	opensc	source	forky	`0.11.4-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	opensc	source	trixie	`0.11.4-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	opensc	source	bookworm	`0.11.4-4`	not yet assigned	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	opensc	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.21.0-2.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11123-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[opensc-bash-completion]Unknown
Source package: [opensc]
Details (1)
- 0.27.1-2.3 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.21.0-2.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · opensc · opensuse · tumbleweed
[opensc]Fixed
Source package: [opensc]
Details (1)
- 0.27.1-2.3 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.21.0-2.2
  dsa · opensc · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[opensc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
[opensc-pkcs11]Fixed
Source package: [opensc]
Details (2)
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12
- 0.23.0-0.3+deb12u2 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · bookworm; dsa · opensc · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[opensc]Fixed
Details (2)
- 0.26.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
- 0.26.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
[opensc-pkcs11]Fixed
Source package: [opensc]
Details (2)
- 0.26.1-2 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13
- 0.26.1-2 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.11.4-4
  dsa · opensc · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:04:09 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]