CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5926

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

A side-channel attack on MMU operations in modern AMD processors can lead to the leakage of data and code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to the leakage of sensitive information, potentially leading to further attacks on web applications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to monitor and update systems and applications to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS