CVE-2020-13131

MEDIUM

Yubico libykpiv <2.1.0 - Memory Corruption

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered in Yubico libykpiv before 2.1.0. lib/util.c in this library (which is included in yubico-piv-tool) does not properly check embedded length fields during device communication. A malicious PIV token can misreport the returned length fields during RSA key generation. This will cause stack memory to be copied into heap allocated memory that gets returned to the caller. The leaked memory could include PINs, passwords, key material, and other sensitive information depending on the integration. During further processing by the caller, this information could leak across trust boundaries. Note that RSA key generation is triggered by the host and cannot directly be triggered by the token.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.inhq.net/posts/yubico-libykpiv-vuln/

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 21.3%
Attack Vector PHYSICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (3)
yubico/libykpiv < 2.1.0
yubico/piv_tool_manager < 2.0.0
yubico/yubikey_smart_card_minidriver < 4.1.0.172
Published Jul 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026