CVE-2015-0565 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NaCl in 2015 allowed the CLFLUSH instruction, making rowhammer attacks possible.

Published: 2020-02-25

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 13.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

NaCl

NaCL

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`2015`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:google:native_client:2015:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.13573.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2015/03/exploiting-dram-rowhammer-bug-to-gain.html
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36310/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36311/

History

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Subscriptions

Google Native Client

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Chrome

Published: 2020-02-25T19:57:46.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:17:31.679Z

Reserved: 2015-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-0565

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-02-25T20:15:10.100

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:20:32.393

Link: CVE-2015-0565

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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