CVE-2005-0109 | BDVDB-2026-8755 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911878
- http://secunia.com/advisories/18165
- http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754
- http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=110994026421858&w=2
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9747
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3002
- http://secunia.com/advisories/15348
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12724
- http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=110994370429609&w=2
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1013967
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0540
- http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-800.html
- http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.