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Ubuntu 18.04 LTS : Yubico PIV Tool vulnerabilities (USN-4276-1)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 133648
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Synopsis
The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security updates.Description
It was discovered that libykpiv, a supporting library of the Yubico PIV Tool and YubiKey PIV Manager, mishandled specially crafted input.An attacker with a custom-made, malicious USB device could potentially execute arbitrary code on a computer running the Yubico PIV Tool or Yubikey PIV Manager.
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Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 133648
File Name: ubuntu_USN-4276-1.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Published: 2/12/2020
Updated: 10/21/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-14779
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.8
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libykpiv1, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ykcs11, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:yubico-piv-tool, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libykpiv-dev
Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/Debian/dpkg-l, Host/Ubuntu, Host/Ubuntu/release
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 2/11/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-14779, CVE-2018-14780
USN: 4276-1