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.

CVE ID:

CVE-2005-0109

Published:

2005-03-05

Modified:

2026-04-16

CVSS Score:

5.6

Severity:

MEDIUM

Vector:

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N