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openSUSE 10 Security Update : libopensc2 (libopensc2-5587)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 34261

Synopsis

The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

This update fixes a security issues with opensc that occured when initializing blank smart cards with Siemens CardOS M4. After the initialization anyone could set the PIN of the smart card without authorization (CVE-2008-2235).

NOTE: Already initialized cards are still vulnerable after this update. Please use the command-line tool pkcs15-tool with option

--test-update and --update when necessary.

Please find more information at http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html

This is the second attempt to fix this problem. The previous update was unforunately incomplete.

Solution

Update the affected libopensc2 packages.

See Also

http://www.opensc-project.org/security.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 34261

File Name: suse_libopensc2-5587.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/23/2008

Updated: 1/14/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopensc2, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libopensc2-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:opensc, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:opensc-32bit, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:opensc-devel, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2008

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2008-2235

CWE: 310