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CVE-2005-0109

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel...

5.6 Medium

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Down 1.4 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used5.6

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.

Record
CVE-2005-0109
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.7 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2005-0109
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2005-0110No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2005-0110
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3h63-pxm6-2x4m5.6

Hyper-Threading technology, as used in FreeBSD and other operating systems that are run on Intel...

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.

Record
GHSA-3h63-pxm6-2x4m
CVSS 3.0
5.6 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.15
0:0.9.7a-33.15
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
0:0.9.6b-16.22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.2
0:0.9.7a-43.2
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.3
0:0.9.6b-22.3
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-33.17
0:0.9.7a-33.17
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:3::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
0:0.9.6b-16.22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl-perl
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.7a-43.4
0:0.9.7a-43.4
openssl096b
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4
openssl096b-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
From an advisory covering 2 CVEs
before 0:0.9.6b-22.4
0:0.9.6b-22.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2005-0109 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Freebsd, published March 5, 2005. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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