First published: Mon Feb 27 2017(Updated: )
Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern Intel processors. By performing a side-channel attack on the MMU operations, it is possible to leak data and code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Allwinner A64 | ||
AMD Athlon II 640 X4 | ||
AMD E-350 | ||
AMD FX-8120 | ||
AMD FX-8320 | ||
AMD FX-8350 | ||
AMD Phenom 9550 | ||
Intel Atom C2750 Firmware | ||
Intel Celeron N2840 Firmware | ||
Intel Core i5 | ||
Intel Core i7-2620QM | ||
Intel Core i7-3632QM | ||
Intel Core i7-4500U | ||
Intel Core i7-6700k firmware | ||
Intel Core i7-920 | ||
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5 Firmware | ||
Intel Xeon E5-2658 v2 Firmware | ||
NVIDIA Tegra K1 | ||
NVIDIA Tegra K1 | ||
Samsung Exynos 5800 |
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CVE-2017-5925 is considered a high-severity vulnerability as it allows unauthorized data leakage through side-channel attacks.
Fixing CVE-2017-5925 involves applying relevant software patches or firmware updates provided by the affected hardware manufacturers.
CVE-2017-5925 affects a range of systems including various Intel, AMD, and Nvidia processors.
CVE-2017-5925 is associated with side-channel attacks exploiting MMU operations during virtual to physical address translations.
CVE-2017-5925 undermines ASLR by enabling attackers to leak memory addresses and pointers, potentially leading to further exploitations.