SB2018030102 - Information disclosure in OpenBSD
Published: March 1, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018030102
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: N/A)
CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor
CVSSv4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a speculative execution flaw called Meltdown in Intel CPUs. A remote attacker can use userspace programs to access kernel memory.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.