vulnerability
VMware Workstation: Branch Target Injection (VMSA-2018-0002) (CVE-2017-5715)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jan 4, 2018 | Jan 4, 2018 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2018
Added
Jan 4, 2018
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and indirect branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.
Solution
vmware-workstation-upgrade-12_5_8
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