Information disclosure in Intel CPU - CVE-2017-5753

 

Information disclosure in Intel CPU - CVE-2017-5753

Published: January 9, 2018 / Updated: November 5, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9884
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-5753
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Intel
Affected software:
Intel CPU

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists in Intel CPU hardware due to improper implementation of the speculative execution of instructions. A local attacker can perform a bounds check bypass, execute arbitrary code, conduct a side-channel attack and read sensitive memory information.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-5753

Install update from vendor's website.

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