#VU57349 Information disclosure in AMD CPU Firmware - CVE-2020-12965
Published: October 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57349
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12965
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AMD CPU Firmware
AMD CPU Firmware
Software vendor:
AMD
AMD
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to CPUs transiently execute non-canonical loads using only the lower 48 address bits. A local attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.