CVE-2020-13131

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: July 9, 2020 at 05:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:52 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorLibykpivPiv Tool ManagerYubikey Smart Card Minidriver

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.1.0
Affected range stops below 2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.0.0
Affected range stops below 2.0.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

Attack Vector
PHYSICAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125

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