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CVE-2018-3665

System software utilizing Lazy FP state restore technique on systems using Intel Core-based microprocessors may potentially allow a local process to infer data from another process through a speculative execution side channel.

CVSS 5.6 · MediumBuzz score 28.8

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 28.8

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Buzz score components · mention 20.8 · diversity 8.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
20.8
7 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
8.0
3 sources across 1 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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7 source links · newest first
  • In January 2018, the entire computer industry was put on alert by two new processor vulnerabilities dubbed Meltdown and Spectre that defeated the fundamental OS security boundaries separating kernel and user space memory. The flaws stemmed from a performance feature of modern CPUs known as speculative execution and mitigating them required one of the biggest patch coordination […]

    newswww.csoonline.comJul 15, 2024, 5:59 AM
  • In January 2018, security news media was abuzz over a new class of vulnerability called side channel vulnerabilities. Spectre, Meltdown and Foreshadow are some of the best known. They exploit weaknesses in speculative execution in microprocessors to leak unauthorized information. Side channel vulnerabilities allow attackers to bypass account permissions, virtualization boundaries and protected memory regions. […]

    newswww.csoonline.comFeb 20, 2019, 11:00 AM
  • On May 21, 2018, Google Project Zero (GPZ), Microsoft and Intel disclosed two new Spectre- and Meltdown-related chip vulnerabilities: Speculative Store Bypass (SSB) and Rogue System Registry Read. The customer risk from both disclosures is low. Then on June 13, 2018, Intel released a security advisory on the Lazy FP State Restore vulnerability, CVE-2018-3665, involving […]

    newswww.csoonline.comAug 1, 2018, 10:00 AM
  • Siemens recently updated its security bulletin for the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities to inform customers of the latest variants, specifically the ones known as LazyFP and Spectre 1.1.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 17, 2018, 7:10 PM
  • Apple on Monday released patches for various security vulnerabilities in iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and Safari, as well as for iCloud and iTunes for Windows.

    newswww.securityweek.comJul 10, 2018, 11:52 AM
  • A new vulnerability involving side channel speculative execution on Intel chips, known as LazyFP, has been announced and assigned CVE-2018-3665. A new vulnerability tracked as LazyFP (CVE-2018-3665) involving side channel speculative execution affects Intel CPUs, like previous ones it could be exploited by hackers to access sensitive information from the affected system. The vulnerability was discovered […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJun 15, 2018, 2:00 PM
  • Intel and software vendors have started informing users about a new vulnerability involving side channel speculative execution that could be exploited by malicious actors to obtain sensitive information from the targeted system.

    newswww.securityweek.comJun 14, 2018, 2:48 PM

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