PT-2005-1216 · Intel+2 · Intel Pentium+2
Colin Percival
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Publicado
2005-03-05
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Atualizado
2018-10-16
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CVE-2005-0109
CVSS v2.0
4.7
Média
| Vetor | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
FreeBSD (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys. This is achieved via a timing attack on memory cache misses, exploiting Hyper-Threading technology used in operating systems run on Intel Pentium and other processors.
Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Identificadores relacionados
Produtos afetados
Freebsd
Intel Pentium
Red Hat