OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

BID:30473

Info

OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 30473
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2008-2235
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jul 31 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:59PM
Credit: Chaskiel M Grundman
Vulnerable: SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 10.2
Pardus Linux 2008 0
OpenSC OpenSC 0.11.5
OpenSC OpenSC 0.11.4
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 4.0 sparc
Debian Linux 4.0 s/390
Debian Linux 4.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 4.0 mipsel
Debian Linux 4.0 mips
Debian Linux 4.0 m68k
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 4.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 4.0 hppa
Debian Linux 4.0 arm
Debian Linux 4.0 amd64
Debian Linux 4.0 alpha
Debian Linux 4.0
Not Vulnerable: OpenSC OpenSC 0.11.6

Discussion

OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

OpenSC insecurely initializes smart cards and USB crypto tokens based on Seimens CardOS M4.

Attackers can leverage this issue to change the PIN number on a card without having knowledge of the existing PIN or PUK number. Successfully exploiting this issue allows attackers to use the card in further attacks.

NOTE: This issue cannot be leveraged to access an existing PIN number.

This issue occurs in versions prior to OpenSC 0.11.6.

Exploit / POC

OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

Solution:
The vendor released OpenSC 0.11.6 to address this issue. Please see the references for more information.


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.1

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2008.0

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2007.1 x86_64

OpenSC OpenSC 0.11.4

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

OpenSC CardOS M4 Smart Cards Insecure Permissions Vulnerability

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