Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern AMD processors. By performing a side-channel attack on the MMU operations, it is possible to leak data and code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.
References
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http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96457 | |
https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc | Exploit Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
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History
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Information
Published : 2017-02-27 07:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:11
NVD link : CVE-2017-5926
Mitre link : CVE-2017-5926
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5926
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Products Affected
intel
- core_i7-3632qm
- core_i7-4500u
- core_i7-2620qm
- core_i7-6700k
- atom_c2750
- celeron_n2840
- core_i5_m480
- xeon_e5-2658_v2
- xeon_e3-1240_v5
- core_i7_920
amd
- fx-8120_8-core
- fx-8320_8-core
- athlon_ii_640_x4
- phenom_9550_4-core
- fx-8350_8-core
- e-350
samsung
- exynos_5800
allwinner
- a64
nvidia
- tegra_k1_cd570m-a1
- tegra_k1_cd580m-a1
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor