--- title: "CVE-2008-2235\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2008-2235?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2008-2235 Publication date 1 August 2008 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Low** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description 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. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | opensc | 11.10 oneiric | Not affected | | 11.04 natty | Not affected | | 10.10 maverick | Not affected | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | | 9.10 karmic | Not affected | | 9.04 jaunty | Not affected | | 8.10 intrepid | Not affected | | 8.04 LTS hardy | Ignored end of life | | 7.10 gutsy | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 7.04 feisty | Ignored end of life, was needed | | 6.06 LTS dapper | Ignored end of life | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2235) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2235) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2008-2235) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2008-2235) ### Other references *