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: 2008-09-11 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2008-3972 is rated Low Risk (36.7/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.37%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2008-3972

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% 0.37% +0.31%
2 2023-03-07 1.03% 0.06% -0.97%
3 2022-02-04 — 1.03% —

Full EPSS history (3 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2008-3972

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 9.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2008-3972

OS Trackers for CVE-2008-3972

vendor priority summary link
debian not yet assigned CVE-2008-3972 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-2008-3972
ubuntu low CVE-2008-3972 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-2008-3972

NVD evaluator notes for CVE-2008-3972

Solution: Direct Patch Link - http://www.opensc-project.org/files/opensc/opensc-0.11.6.tar.gz

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2008-3972

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
opensc-project opensc <= 0.11.5 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.5.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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 0.8.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.8.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.2 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.3 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.4 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.5 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.9.6 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.10.0 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensc-project opensc 0.10.1 cpe:2.3:a:opensc-project:opensc:0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2008-3972

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