HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2020-24388
HIGH

CVE-2020-24388

CWE-20Published: October 19, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.5
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered in the _send_secure_msg() function of yubihsm-shell through 2.0.2. The function does not validate the embedded length field of a message received from the device. This could lead to an oversized memcpy() call that will crash the running process. This could be used by an attacker to cause a denial of service.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-24388 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

Fedora1 product(s)
fedora
yubico1 product(s)
yubihsm-shell
Source: NVD CPE · 2 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://blog.inhq.net/posts/yubico-libyubihsm-vuln/
ADVISORYhttps://developers.yubico.com/yubihsm-shell/
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-shell
ADVISORYhttps://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2020-06/
ADVISORYhttps://blog.inhq.net/posts/yubico-libyubihsm-vuln/
ADVISORYhttps://developers.yubico.com/yubihsm-shell/
ADVISORYhttps://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-shell
ADVISORYhttps://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2020-06/

All References (10)

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https://blog.inhq.net/posts/yubico-libyubihsm-vuln/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://developers.yubico.com/yubihsm-shell/Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-shellThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y77KQJW76M3PFOBFLBT6DLH2NWHYRNZO/
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https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2020-06/Vendor Advisory
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https://blog.inhq.net/posts/yubico-libyubihsm-vuln/Exploit · Third Party Advisory
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https://developers.yubico.com/yubihsm-shell/Vendor Advisory
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https://github.com/Yubico/yubihsm-shellThird Party Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Y77KQJW76M3PFOBFLBT6DLH2NWHYRNZO/
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https://www.yubico.com/support/security-advisories/ysa-2020-06/Vendor Advisory

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2020-24388
CVSS Score7.5 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-20
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedOct 19, 2020

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2020-24388 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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