Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2017-5753 is a speculative-execution side-channel issue. A local, low-privileged attacker may be able to infer sensitive information from memory without directly reading it. Business urgency is broad asset coverage rather than easy exploitation: many modern systems may need vendor-specific operating system, firmware, browser, or runtime guidance applied. Exposure is most likely on systems using affected modern processors and operating systems, especially multi-user hosts, shared compute, developer workstations, and servers where untrusted local code can run. Confirm exact applicability through each operating system, hardware, cloud, and application vendor advisory. Treat this as a broad hygiene and exposure-management issue, not an emergency based on the supplied evidence. Prioritize high-value shared systems, ensure vendor updates are applied, and maintain exception tracking for systems that cannot be fully mitigated. Mitigation focus: Apply relevant OS, kernel, browser, and runtime updates from vendor advisories.; Review hardware, firmware, and microcode guidance from affected platform vendors.; Prioritize shared, multi-user, and high-sensitivity systems first..
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Medium
- CVSS
- 5.6 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N1.14CISA-ADPVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
5.6MediumVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Vulnerability timeline
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180714 [SECURITY] [DLA 1422-1] linux security updateCVE reference, intel · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4187CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- USN-3542-2CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- GLSA-201810-06CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO
- USN-3540-2CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecutionCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3597-1CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180715 [SECURITY] [DLA 1422-2] linux security updateCVE reference, intel · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.htmlCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_MISC
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-002CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- USN-3580-1CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91229003CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- DSA-4188CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- RHSA-2018:0292CVE reference, intel · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180104-0001/CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_01CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180718 [SECURITY] [DLA 1423-1] linux-4.9 new packageCVE reference, intel · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- https://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerabilityCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- VU#180049CVE reference, intel · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_CERT-VN
- https://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-003CVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+FixesCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03805en_usCVE reference, intel · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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