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CVE-2005-0109

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows…

Medium5.6EPSS 0.51%
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Description

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel Pentium and other processors, allows local users to use a malicious thread to create covert channels, monitor the execution of other threads, and obtain sensitive information such as cryptographic keys, via a timing attack on memory cache misses.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2005-0109, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified3.0Medium5.6CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.51% · top 57% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.6.

Weakness

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Affected products

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