CVE-2005-0109
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2005-0109 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2005-03-05 05:00:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC |
| Description | Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.6 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.6 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N |
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
ChangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
CompleteIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 1.1.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.1.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.1.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 2.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.0 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5.1 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 3.5.1 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.0 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.1.1 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.1.1 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.10 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.10 | release_p8 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.10 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.11 | release_p3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.11 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.11 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.2 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.3 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.3 | release_p38 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.3 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.3 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.4 | release_p42 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.4 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.4 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.5 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.5 | release_p32 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.5 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.5 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6 | release_p20 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.7 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.7 | release_p17 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.7 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.7 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.8 | pre-release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.8 | release_p6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.8 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.9 | pre-release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 4.9 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 | alpha | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 | release_p14 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.0 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 | alpha | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 | release_p5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.1 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.2.1 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 | release | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 | releng | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.3 | stable | All | All |
| Operating System | Freebsd | Freebsd | 5.4 | pre-release | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | advanced_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | advanced_server_ia64 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | enterprise_server_ia64 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 2.1 | All | workstation_ia64 | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 3.0 | All | advanced_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 3.0 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 3.0 | All | workstation_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | advanced_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | enterprise_server | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 4.0 | All | workstation | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Enterprise Linux Desktop | 4.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Redhat | Fedora Core | core_3.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sco | Openserver | 5.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sco | Unixware | 7.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sco | Unixware | 7.1.3_up | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sco | Unixware | 7.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 10.0 | All | sparc | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 7.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 8.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | All | x86 | All |
| Operating System | Sun | Solaris | 9.0 | x86_update_2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 4.1 | All | ia64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 4.1 | All | ppc | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | amd64 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | i386 | All |
| Operating System | Ubuntu | Ubuntu Linux | 5.04 | All | powerpc | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Permissions Required |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Not Applicable |
| ftp.sco.com/pub/updates/UnixWare/SCOSA-2005.24/SCOSA-2005.24.txt | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | ftp.sco.com | Third Party Advisory |
| www.daemonology.net/papers/htt.pdf | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.daemonology.net | Third Party Advisory |
| Webmail - OVH | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.vupen.com | Permissions Required |
| 'Re: FreeBSD hiding security stuff' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Multiple Vendor Hyper-Threading Technology Information Disclosure Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory |
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.redhat.com | Not Applicable |
| IBM notice: The page you requested cannot be displayed | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www-1.ibm.com | Broken Link |
| Repository / Oval Repository | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | oval.cisecurity.org | Third Party Advisory |
| US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#911878 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kb.cert.org | Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource |
| 'Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuff' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - FreeBSD Hyper-Threading Technology Support May Disclose Information to Local Users | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | securitytracker.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory |
| Secunia - Advisories - IBM HMC OpenSSL Vulnerabilities | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Permissions Required |
| '[Fwd: Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuff]' - MARC | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | marc.info | Mailing List |
| Secunia - Advisories - FreeBSD Hyper-Threading Support Information Disclosure | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Permissions Required |
| #101739: Simultaneous Multi-Threading Processors May Leak Information | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | sunsolve.sun.com | Vendor Advisory |
| Hyper-Threading considered harmful | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.daemonology.net | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2007-03-14 | Mark J Cox | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch. |
Legacy QID Mappings
- 690307 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for kernel (180e9a38-060f-4c16-a6b7-49f3505ff22a)