Vulnerability in Arm Cortex-a12
CVE-2017-5753
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
EPSS: 0.943 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secure@intel.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5753?
- CVE-2017-5753 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arm Cortex-a12, classified under Observable Discrepancy. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2018-01-04.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5753?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5753 known to be exploited?
- 112 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.