CVE-2005-0109
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 8, 2005
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Jan 18, 2005
Description
Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, 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, via a timing attack on memory cache misses.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- VU#911878third-party-advisory
- 18165third-party-advisory
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754
- [freebsd-hackers] 20050304 Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuffmailing-list
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9747vdb-entrysignature
- ADV-2005-3002vdb-entry
- 15348third-party-advisory
- 12724vdb-entry
- [freebsd-security] 20050304 [Fwd: Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuff]mailing-list
- RHSA-2005:476vendor-advisory
- 1013967vdb-entry
- ADV-2005-0540vdb-entry
- http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf
- RHSA-2005:800vendor-advisory
- http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/
- 101739vendor-advisory
- [openbsd-misc] 20050304 Re: FreeBSD hiding security stuffmailing-list
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