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.
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References | () ftp://ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.24/SCOSA-2005.24.txt - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=110994026421858&w=2 - Mailing List | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=freebsd-security&m=110994370429609&w=2 - Mailing List | |
References | () http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=110995101417256&w=2 - Mailing List | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/15348 - Permissions Required | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/18165 - Permissions Required | |
References | () http://securitytracker.com/id?1013967 - Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-101739-1 - Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1SSRVHMCHMC_C081516_754 - Broken Link | |
References | () http://www.daemonology.net/hyperthreading-considered-harmful/ - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf - Third Party Advisory | |
References | () http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/911878 - Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-476.html - Not Applicable | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-800.html - Not Applicable | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12724 - Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/0540 - Permissions Required | |
References | () http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/3002 - Permissions Required | |
References | () https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9747 - Third Party Advisory |
Information
Published : 2005-03-05 05:00
Updated : 2024-11-20 23:54
NVD link : CVE-2005-0109
Mitre link : CVE-2005-0109
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2005-0109
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Products Affected
sun
- solaris
sco
- unixware
- openserver
ubuntu
- ubuntu_linux
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- fedora_core
- enterprise_linux
freebsd
- freebsd
CWE