Meltdown
Meltdown is one of the two original transient execution CPU vulnerabilities. Meltdown affects Intel x86 microprocessors, IBM Power microprocessors, and some ARM-based microprocessors. It allows a rogue process to read all memory, even when it is not authorized to do so. Meltdown affects a wide range of systems. At the time of disclosure, this included all devices running any but the most recent and patched versions of iOS, Linux, macOS, or Windows. Accordingly, many servers and cloud services were impacted, as well as a potential majority of smart devices and embedded devices using ARM-based processors, including a wide range of networking equipment. A purely software workaround to Meltdown has been assessed as slowing computers between 5 and 30 percent in certain specialized workloads, although companies responsible for software correction of the exploit reported minimal impact from general benchmark testing.
Source: Wikipedia
- CVEs
- Official Website
- https://meltdownattack.com
- Wikidata description
- vulnerability in modern microprocessors which permits unauthorized memory reads
- Wikidata id
- Q47036859
- Wikidata label
- Meltdown
- Wikidata aliases
- Meltdown, CVE-2017-5754
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