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CVE-2005-0109

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  • Published2005-03-05

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2005-03-0505:00CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Freebsd
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1= 1.1.5.1no fix published
2.0= 2.0no fix published
2.0= 2.0.5no fix published
2.1= 2.1.0no fix published
2.1= 2.1.5no fix published
2.1= 2.1.6no fix published
2.1= 2.1.6.1no fix published
2.1= 2.1.7.1no fix published
2.2= 2.2no fix published
2.2= 2.2.2no fix published
2.2= 2.2.3no fix published
2.2= 2.2.4no fix published
Sun solaris
BranchAffectedFixed in
7.0= 7.0no fix published
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1= 2.1no fix published
3.0= 3.0no fix published
4.0= 4.0no fix published

5 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.05.6read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.7read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.5 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2005-03-05
Last Modified
2026-06-16
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-0109?

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.

Is CVE-2005-0109 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2005-0109 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.5% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-0109?

CVE-2005-0109 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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