CVE-2018-20340

Published Mar 17, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Yubico libu2f-host 1.1.6 contains unchecked buffers in devs.c, which could enable a malicious token to exploit a buffer overflow. An attacker could use this to attempt to execute malicious code using a crafted USB device masquerading as a security token on a computer where the affected library is currently in use. It is not possible to perform this attack with a genuine YubiKey.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4389-1 libu2f-host security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-12898 Yubico libu2f-host 1.1.6 contains unchecked buffers in devs.c, which could enable a malicious token to exploit a buffer overflow. An attacker could use this to attempt to execute malicious code using a crafted USB device masquerading as a security token on a computer where the affected library is currently in use. It is not possible to perform this attack with a genuine YubiKey.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 11:58 AM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 21, 2019, 4:00 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:52 AM