CVE-2018-5407

Public Exploit

Description

Simultaneous Multi-threading (SMT) in processors can enable local users to exploit software vulnerable to timing attacks via a side-channel timing attack on 'port contention'.

Categories

4.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.78% Top 30%
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Affected: N/A Processors supporting Simultaneous Multi-Threading
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References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0483 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html patch vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181126-0001/ third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3840-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4355 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-17 third party advisory
https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/ third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-10 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-16 third party advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45785/ third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00024.html third party advisory mailing list
https://github.com/bbbrumley/portsmash third party advisory exploit
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4348 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105897 third party advisory vdb entry
https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1060.pdf third party advisory technical description
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0651 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html third party advisory patch
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K49711130?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3929 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3933 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3931 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3935 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3932 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html third party advisory patch
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-5407?
CVE-2018-5407 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-5407?
To fix CVE-2018-5407, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-5407 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-5407 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-5407?
CVE-2018-5407 affects N/A Processors supporting Simultaneous Multi-Threading.
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