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CVE-2017-5753

Published: Jan 4, 2018Updated: May 28, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-203
NVD MITRE
5.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
93.8%
Top 0.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
4 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:CC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-203

Affected Products

VMware ESXiBroadcom Inc.
On-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
UbuntuCanonical Ltd.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SolarisOracle Corp.
On-premDatabase
Databases / relational
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapNovell Inc.
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
broadcom inc.commercialUSCloud & SaaSaka vmware by broadcom
canonical ltd.commercialGBOperating Systemsaka canonical
oracle corp.commercialUSDatabasesaka oracle
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
novell inc.commercialUSOperating Systems
and 386 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

4 exploit sources identified

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Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Discovery
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References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html
lists.opensuse.org
and 139 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jan 4, 2018
Last Updated
May 28, 2026

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