Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern Intel processors
Published Feb 27, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.58%
Description
Page table walks conducted by the MMU during virtual to physical address translation leave a trace in the last level cache of modern Intel processors. By performing a side-channel attack on the MMU operations, it is possible to leak data and code pointers from JavaScript, breaking ASLR.
Affected products
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No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 74.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.58% (0.01581) | 74.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 70.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.44th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 66.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 1, 2023 | 0.29% (0.00285) | 65.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.22% (0.00222) | 58.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96452 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.cs.vu.nl/~herbertb/download/papers/anc_ndss17.pdf | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96452 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://www.vusec.net/projects/anc | x_refsource_MISCExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory |
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