CVE-2005-0109

Original summary

Normalized public record · Updated Oct 23, 2026

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.

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Affected products

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Remediation

Apply the vendor-supported fixed release or mitigation, then verify the affected component is no longer reachable.

1. Confirm the affected product and reachable code path exist in your environment.
2. Apply the vendor-supported patch or mitigation from the primary advisory.
3. Rescan the exact deployed revision and retain verification evidence.

Evidence coverage

SSVC priority

LOW

Confidence

Not available

Aliases

None reported

Scores appear only when corresponding evidence exists. Missing data is never interpreted as zero risk.

Sources and record history

1. VU#911878 ↗
2. 18165 ↗
3. www-1.ibm.com ↗
4. [freebsd-hackers] 20050304 Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuff ↗
5. oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9747 ↗
6. ADV-2005-3002 ↗
7. 15348 ↗
8. 12724 ↗
9. [freebsd-security] 20050304 [Fwd: Re: FW:FreeBSD hiding security stuff] ↗
10. RHSA-2005:476 ↗
11. 1013967 ↗
12. ADV-2005-0540 ↗

Record history

Published Mar 8, 2005 · Last refreshed Oct 23, 2026