vulnerability

OpenSSL: CVE-2018-5407: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Nov 15, 2018
Added
Nov 15, 2018
Modified
Apr 22, 2026

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'.

Solution

openssl-upgrade-latest

References

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    Rapid7 Labs

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