CVE-2019-12209 affects Yubico pam-u2f version 1.0.7, stemming from improper handling of the configured authentication file. The vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially reveal sensitive information by exploiting a symlink vulnerability when the debug option is enabled. This is a high-severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that could lead to high confidentiality impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:yubico:pam-u2f:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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