CVE-2017-5926
AMD MMU Cache-Based Side-Channel Attack
Description
Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern AMD processors. By performing a side-channel attack on the MMU operations, it is possible to leak data and code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 27, 2017, 7:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:28 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-5926
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-5926.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96457 | |
| https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96457 | |
| https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96457 Added Reference https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96457 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf No Types Assigned http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit Changed Reference Type https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc No Types Assigned https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc Third Party Advisory, Technical Description, Exploit Added CWE CWE-200 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:h:allwinner:a64:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:athlon_ii_640_x4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:e-350:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:fx-8120_8-core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:fx-8320_8-core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:fx-8350_8-core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:amd:phenom_9550_4-core:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:atom_c2750:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:celeron_n2840:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i5_m480:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-2620qm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-3632qm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-4500u:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7-6700k:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:core_i7_920:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e3-1240_v5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:intel:xeon_e5-2658_v2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_k1_cd570m-a1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:nvidia:tegra_k1_cd580m-a1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_5800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-5926 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-5926
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.41 }} 0.08%
score
0.73676
percentile