CVE-2019-12210 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Yubico pam-u2f version 1.0.7. When configured with debug logging and a custom debug file, the file descriptor is not properly closed and is inherited by child processes. This allows child processes to read from and write to the debug log, potentially leaking sensitive information, filling disk space, or planting misinformation. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1, indicating a high risk, with a network attack vector and low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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