HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2017-5753
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CVE-2017-5753

CWE-203Published: January 4, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.6
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Systems with microprocessors utilizing speculative execution and branch prediction may allow unauthorized disclosure of information to an attacker with local user access via a side-channel analysis.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2017-5753 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), with a CVSS base score of 5.6.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.

A proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit exists for CVE-2017-5753. While not yet confirmed in active campaigns, the availability of PoC code increases exploitation risk substantially.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityNone
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Vendors & Products

arm36 product(s)
cortex-r7 firmwarecortex-r7cortex-r8 firmwarecortex-r8cortex-a8 firmwarecortex-a8cortex-a9 firmwarecortex-a9cortex-a12 firmwarecortex-a12cortex-a15 firmwarecortex-a15+24
Canonical1 product(s)
ubuntu linux
Debian1 product(s)
debian linux
intel211 product(s)
atom catom eatom x3atom x5-e3930atom x5-e3940atom x7-e3950atom zceleron jceleron ncore i3core i5core i7+199
netapp2 product(s)
hcisolidfire
openSUSE1 product(s)
leap
Oracle2 product(s)
local service management systemsolaris
pepperl-fuchs5 product(s)
visunet rm shellbtc12 firmwarebtc12btc14 firmwarebtc14
phoenixcontact100 product(s)
bl ppc 1000 firmwarebl ppc 1000bl ppc12 1000 firmwarebl ppc12 1000bl ppc15 1000 firmwarebl ppc15 1000bl ppc17 1000 firmwarebl ppc17 1000bl bpc 2000 firmwarebl bpc 2000bl bpc 2001 firmwarebl bpc 2001+88
siemens14 product(s)
simatic itc1500 firmwaresimatic itc1500simatic itc1500 pro firmwaresimatic itc1500 prosimatic itc1900 firmwaresimatic itc1900simatic itc1900 pro firmwaresimatic itc1900 prosimatic itc2200 firmwaresimatic itc2200simatic itc2200 pro firmwaresimatic itc2200 pro+2
SUSE3 product(s)
suse linux enterprise desktopsuse linux enterprise serversuse linux enterprise software development kit
synology8 product(s)
router managerskynasvirtual machine managerdiskstation managervs960hd firmwarevs960hdvs360hd firmwarevs360hd
VMware3 product(s)
fusionworkstationesxi
Source: NVD CPE · 1251 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

POC AVAILABLEProof-of-concept code exists
Exploit-DB
Offensive Security exploit database
GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
Metasploit module search
PacketStorm
Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
MITRE CVE
CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PATCHhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
PATCHhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.html
PATCHhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180002
PATCHhttps://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.html
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4609
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4611
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4613
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4614
ADVISORYhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145645/Spectre-Information-Disclosure-Proof-Of-Concept.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-001.txt
ADVISORYhttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txt
ADVISORYhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102371
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040071
ADVISORYhttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-254.html
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0292
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecution
ADVISORYhttps://aws.amazon.com/de/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2018-013/
ADVISORYhttps://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/
ADVISORYhttps://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/685359
ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-505225.pdf
ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
ADVISORYhttps://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-002
ADVISORYhttps://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-003
ADVISORYhttps://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability
ADVISORYhttps://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
ADVISORYhttps://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
ADVISORYhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/36
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
ADVISORYhttps://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.html
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180104-0001/
ADVISORYhttps://spectreattack.com/
ADVISORYhttps://support.citrix.com/article/CTX231399
ADVISORYhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91229003
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03805en_us
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03871en_us
ADVISORYhttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-18282
ADVISORYhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180104-cpusidechannel
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3540-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3540-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3541-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3541-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3542-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3542-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3549-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3580-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3597-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3597-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3516-1/
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43427/
ADVISORYhttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180049
ADVISORYhttps://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-18-0001
ADVISORYhttps://www.suse.com/c/suse-addresses-meltdown-spectre-vulnerabilities/
ADVISORYhttps://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_01
ADVISORYhttps://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0002.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.html
ADVISORYhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.html
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4609
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4611
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4613
ADVISORYhttp://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4614
ADVISORYhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145645/Spectre-Information-Disclosure-Proof-Of-Concept.html
ADVISORYhttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-001.txt
ADVISORYhttp://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txt
ADVISORYhttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102371
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040071
ADVISORYhttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-254.html
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0292
ADVISORYhttps://access.redhat.com/security/vulnerabilities/speculativeexecution
ADVISORYhttps://aws.amazon.com/de/security/security-bulletins/AWS-2018-013/
ADVISORYhttps://blog.mozilla.org/security/2018/01/03/mitigations-landing-new-class-timing-attack/
ADVISORYhttps://cdrdv2.intel.com/v1/dl/getContent/685359
ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-505225.pdf
ADVISORYhttps://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-608355.pdf
ADVISORYhttps://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-002
ADVISORYhttps://cert.vde.com/en-us/advisories/vde-2018-003
ADVISORYhttps://developer.arm.com/support/arm-security-updates/speculative-processor-vulnerability
ADVISORYhttps://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/01/reading-privileged-memory-with-side.html
ADVISORYhttps://help.ecostruxureit.com/display/public/UADCO8x/StruxureWare+Data+Center+Operation+Software+Vulnerability+Fixes
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00015.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00016.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00020.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00034.html
ADVISORYhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/04/msg00004.html
ADVISORYhttps://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/36
ADVISORYhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
ADVISORYhttps://security.googleblog.com/2018/01/todays-cpu-vulnerability-what-you-need.html
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180104-0001/
ADVISORYhttps://spectreattack.com/
ADVISORYhttps://support.citrix.com/article/CTX231399
ADVISORYhttps://support.f5.com/csp/article/K91229003
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03805en_us
ADVISORYhttps://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03871en_us
ADVISORYhttps://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-18282
ADVISORYhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180104-cpusidechannel
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3540-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3540-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3541-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3541-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3542-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3542-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3549-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3580-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3597-1/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/3597-2/
ADVISORYhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3516-1/
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4187
ADVISORYhttps://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4188
ADVISORYhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43427/
ADVISORYhttps://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/180049
ADVISORYhttps://www.mitel.com/en-ca/support/security-advisories/mitel-product-security-advisory-18-0001
ADVISORYhttps://www.suse.com/c/suse-addresses-meltdown-spectre-vulnerabilities/
ADVISORYhttps://www.synology.com/support/security/Synology_SA_18_01
ADVISORYhttps://www.vmware.com/us/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0002.html

All References (132)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00006.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00007.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00008.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00014.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-01/msg00016.htmlMailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4609Third Party Advisory
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4611Third Party Advisory
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4613Third Party Advisory
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http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4614Third Party Advisory
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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/145645/Spectre-Information-Disclosure-Proof-Of-Concept.htmlExploit · Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2018-001.txtThird Party Advisory
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http://www.arubanetworks.com/assets/alert/ARUBA-PSA-2019-003.txtThird Party Advisory
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http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/584653Third Party Advisory · US Government Resource
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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2018-3678067.htmlPatch · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102371Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2017-5753
CVSS Score5.6 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-203
CISA KEVNo
ExploitPOC
Affected13 vendor(s)
PublishedJan 4, 2018

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Recommended Actions

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