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CVE-2018-9056

Published: Mar 27, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200
NVD MITRE
5.6CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 51.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel attack on the directional branch predictor, as demonstrated by a pattern history table (PHT), aka BranchScope.

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-200

Affected Products

atom cintelHardware Firmware
atom eintelHardware Firmware
atom x3intelHardware Firmware
atom zintelHardware Firmware
celeron jintelHardware Firmware
intelcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka intel corp.
and 205 more affected products View all →

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

http://www.cs.ucr.edu/~nael/pubs/asplos18.pdf
cs.ucr.edu
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/its-not-just-spectre-researchers-reveal-more-branch-prediction-attacks/
arstechnica.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 27, 2018
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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