vulnerability
VMSA-2018-0002: ESXi Branch Target Injection (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 10, 2018 | Oct 7, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jan 4, 2018
Added
Jan 10, 2018
Modified
Oct 7, 2025
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.
Solutions
vmware-esxi55-upgrade-7618464vmware-esxi60-upgrade-6856897vmware-esxi65-upgrade-7273056
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