Oracle X86 Servers SW 1.x/SW 2.x BIOS information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Oracle X86 Servers SW 1.x/SW 2.x. The affected element is an unknown function of the component BIOS. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-5715. The attack needs to be performed locally. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Oracle X86 Servers SW 1.x/SW 2.x. This issue affects an unknown code of the component BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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

The bug was discovered 01/03/2018. The weakness was released 01/18/2018 as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at oracle.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-5715 since 02/01/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105536 (Scientific Linux Security Update : microcode_ctl on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (Spectre)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171540 (OpenSUSE Security Update for kbuild, virtualbox (openSUSE-SU-2018:2524-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (43427), Tenable (105536), SecurityFocus (BID 103774†) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2022-0532). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-111325, VDB-111326, VDB-111327 and VDB-112020. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Oracle Linux
  • Debian Linux
  • Open Source Linux Kernel
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle VM
  • NetApp FAS
  • Avaya Aura Communication Manager
  • Avaya Aura Session Manager
  • Avaya Aura Application Enablement Services
  • Avaya Aura System Manager
  • Avaya Aura Experience Portal
  • NetApp AFF

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

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Vendor Base Score (Oracle): 5.6
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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 105536
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : microcode_ctl on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (Spectre)
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OpenVAS ID: 862230
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for qemu openSUSE-SU-2018:0059-1 (qemu)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Suricata ID: 2025196
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02/01/2017 🔍
01/03/2018 +336 days 🔍
01/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
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01/18/2018 +14 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: oracle.com

Advisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2018
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-5715 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5715
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-112151

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SecurityFocus: 103774 - Linux Kernel CVE-2018-10087 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1040071
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2022-0532 - Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/18/2018 09:43
Updated: 09/14/2025 02:41
Changes: 01/18/2018 09:43 (78), 12/25/2019 09:48 (20), 01/31/2021 23:23 (2), 01/27/2025 06:56 (16), 05/06/2025 18:09 (3), 09/14/2025 02:41 (7)
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