CVE-2017-5926 json
Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern AMD pr…
published 2017-02-27 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-15001
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Exploit prediction
1.58% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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cs.vu.nl
/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
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vusec.net
/projects/anc
exploit, technical-description, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/96457
vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-5926
- NVD CVE-2017-5926
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