Information disclosure in Arm Cortex-a

CVE-2017-5754

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis of the data cache.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.896 (99.6th 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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5754?
CVE-2017-5754 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Arm Cortex-a, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2018-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2017-5754?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-5754 known to be exploited?
111 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.