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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..40e3e2b122c0 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-200812-09.xml @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="200812-09"> + <title>OpenSC: Insufficient protection of smart card PIN</title> + <synopsis> + Smart cards formatted using OpenSC do not sufficiently protect the PIN, + allowing attackers to reset it. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">opensc</product> + <announced>2008-12-10</announced> + <revised count="01">2008-12-10</revised> + <bug>233543</bug> + <access>local</access> + <affected> + <package name="dev-libs/opensc" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.11.6</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.11.6</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + OpenSC is a smart card application that allows reading and writing via + PKCS#11. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Chaskiel M Grundman reported that OpenSC uses weak permissions (ADMIN + file control information of 00) for the 5015 directory on smart cards + and USB crypto tokens running Siemens CardOS M4. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A physically proximate attacker can exploit this vulnerability to + change the PIN on a smart card and use it for authentication, leading + to privilege escalation. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All OpenSC users should upgrade to the latest version, and then check + and update their smart cards: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/opensc-0.11.6" + # pkcs15-tool --test-update + # pkcs15-tool --test-update --update</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2235">CVE-2008-2235</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2008-11-26T18:58:19Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2008-11-26T19:57:21Z"> + rbu + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="2008-11-26T19:57:53Z"> + rbu + </metadata> +</glsa> |