CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5927

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Side-channel attacks on MMU operations in modern ARM 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 implement additional security measures to minimize the risk of side-channel attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

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 ARM 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