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/
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.yubico.com/products/services-software/download/smart-card-drivers-tools/
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