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CVE-2008-3972

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.6EPSS 0.4%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.6 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-264
EPSS score
0.4% (31th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-3957)
Published
September 11, 2008
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-3957 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • opensc-project / opensc
  • siemens / cardos

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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