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.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2008-2235 is rated Low Risk (30.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.39%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.06% | 0.39% | +0.34% |
| 2 | 2023-03-07 | 1.55% | 0.06% | -1.49% |
| 3 | 2022-02-04 | — | 1.55% | — |
Full EPSS history (3 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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3.9 | 6.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2008-2235 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (opensc), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2235 |
gentoo
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normal | CVE-2008-2235: 1 GLSA(s) (200812-09), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/opensc); latest impact normal. | https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2008-2235 |
redhat
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— | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2235 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2008-2235 severity moderate: SUSE including 19 source package names (libopensc2-0.11.6-5.25.1, libopensc2-0.11.6-5.27.1, …), 34 product×package rows across 13 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1, … (13 product lines)): Fixed 30, Known Not Affected 4. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2235/ |
ubuntu
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low | CVE-2008-2235 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (opensc), 12 status rows across 12 suites (dapper, feisty, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, karmic, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, upstream): not-affected 7, ignored 4, released 1. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2235 |
Siemens has analyzed this report and states that no security breach can be found in the Siemens CardOS M4 itself and it thus does not relate to any Siemens component. The reported vulnerability (caused by inappropriate personalization) is due to an issue in the OPENSC middleware detailed information can be found under http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html. Therefore, Siemens recommends all customers and partners using OPENSC to use either the current version 0.11.5 of OPENSC in which this vulnerability is fixed or to use the bug fix suggested under http://freshmeat.net/articles/view/3333/. We hope that we could help you with this recommendation. If you have further questions, please contact the Siemens CardOS hotline under: [email protected] Phone: +49 89 636 35996 (Mo.-Fr. 9:00-17:00 German time)
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.3.2 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.3.5 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.4.0 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.6.0 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.6.1 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.7.0 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.8 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.8.0.0 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.8.1 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9.6 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9.7 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9.7 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:b:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9.7 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.7:d:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.9.8 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.0 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.1 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.2 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.3 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.3 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.3:pre3:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| opensc-project | opensc | 0.11.4 | cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |