CVE-2018-5407
Vulnerability Summary
Timeline
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'.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.7CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- v2.0•LOW•Score: 1.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.84%• Percentile: 75%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-203•Observable Discrepancy
The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor.
- CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.
Affected Systems
- canonical•ubuntu_linux
14.04 | 16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
- debian•debian_linux
8.0 | 9.0
- nodejs•node.js
< 6.14.4 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.11.4 | ≥ 10.0.0, < 10.9.0
- Unknown•OpenSSL
≥ 1.0.2, < 1.0.2q | ≥ 1.1.0, < 1.1.0i
- oracle•api_gateway
11.1.2.4.0
- oracle•application_server
0.9.8 | 1.0.0 | 1.0.1
- oracle•enterprise_manager_base_platform
12.1.0.5.0 | 13.2.0.0.0 | 13.3.0.0.0
- oracle•enterprise_manager_ops_center
12.3.3
- oracle•mysql_enterprise_backup
≤ 3.12.3 | ≥ 3.12.4, ≤ 4.1.2
- oracle•peoplesoft_enterprise_peopletools
8.55 | 8.56 | 8.57
- oracle•primavera_p6_enterprise_project_portfolio_management
≥ 17.7, ≤ 17.12 | 8.4 | 15.1 | 15.2 | 16.1 | 16.2 | 18.8
- oracle•tuxedo
12.1.1.0.0
- oracle•vm_virtualbox
< 6.0.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux_desktop
7.0
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server
7.0 | 7.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus
7.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_eus
7.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus
7.6
- redhat•enterprise_linux_workstation
7.0
- tenable•nessus
< 8.1.1
References (28)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0483
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20181126-0001/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3840-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4355
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-17
- https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/november-2018-security-releases/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201903-10
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-16
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45785/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00024.html
- https://github.com/bbbrumley/portsmash
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4348
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105897
- https://eprint.iacr.org/2018/1060.pdf
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0651
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0652
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K49711130?utm_source=f5support&%3Butm_medium=RSS
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3929
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3933
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3931
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3935
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3932
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2020.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html