vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2018-14780): Yubico PIV Tool vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Aug 15, 2018 | Feb 12, 2020 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Description
An out-of-bounds read issue was discovered in the Yubico-Piv 1.5.0 smartcard driver. The file lib/ykpiv.c contains the following code in the function `_ykpiv_fetch_object()`: {% highlight c %} if(sw == SW_SUCCESS) { size_t outlen; int offs = _ykpiv_get_length(data + 1, &outlen); if(offs == 0) { return YKPIV_SIZE_ERROR; } memmove(data, data + 1 + offs, outlen); *len = outlen; return YKPIV_OK; } else { return YKPIV_GENERIC_ERROR; } {% endhighlight %} -- in the end, a `memmove()` occurs with a length retrieved from APDU data. This length is not checked for whether it is outside of the APDU data retrieved. Therefore the `memmove()` could copy bytes behind the allocated data buffer into this buffer.
Solutions
2026 Global Threat Landscape Report
The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.