CVE-2017-5754
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 of the data cache.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.4%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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 of the data cache.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 67.41% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- intel/atom c · intel/atom e · intel/atom x3 · intel/atom z · intel/celeron j · intel/celeron n · intel/core i3 · intel/core i5 · intel/core i7 · intel/core m · intel/core m3 · intel/core m5 · intel/core m7 · intel/pentium j · intel/pentium n · intel/xeon · intel/xeon bronze 3104 · intel/xeon bronze 3106 · intel/xeon e-1105c · intel/xeon e3 · +40 more
- Source
- secure@intel.com
EPSS moved from 82.6% on 21 September 2026 to 67.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 84.2% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.html
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4609Third Party Advisory
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4611
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4613
- http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4614
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-001.txt
- http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102378
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106128
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040071Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-254.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0292
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecutionThird Party Advisory
- https://aws.amazon.com/de/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2018-013/Third Party Advisory
- https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/Third Party Advisory
- https://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/685358
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-002
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-003
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability
- https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCE725/Security+fixes+in+StruxureWare+Data+Center+Expert+v7.6.0
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00004.html
- https://meltdownattack.com/Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.