CVE-2018-9056

Published: Mar 27, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-200

5.6MEDIUM

NVD MITRE

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

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

intel

commercial·USaka intel corp.

oss-project·GBaka arm ltd

cortex-a

OSS Libraries

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

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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

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