Short description: Security vulnerability on CPUs that use speculative execution
Spoiler
CVE identifier(s)
CVE-2019-0162
Date discovered
November 2018; 5 years ago (2018-11)
Discoverer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute University of Lübeck
Affected hardware
Modern Intel microprocessors
Spoiler is a security vulnerability on modern computer central processing units that use speculative execution. It exploits side-effects of speculative execution to improve the efficiency of Rowhammer and other related memory and cache attacks. According to reports, all modern Intel Core CPUs are vulnerable to the attack (As of 2019).[1][2] AMD has stated that its processors are not vulnerable.[3][4]
Spoiler was issued a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID of CVE-2019-0162.
See also
Hardware security bug
Meltdown (security vulnerability)
Microarchitectural Data Sampling
References
↑Tung, Liam. "All Intel chips open to new Spoiler non-Spectre attack: Don't expect a quick fix" (in en). https://www.zdnet.com/article/all-intel-chips-open-to-new-spoiler-non-spectre-attack-dont-expect-a-quick-fix/.
↑Owen, Malcolm; March 05; 2019; PT, 01:42 pm. "New 'Spoiler' vulnerability in all Intel Core processors exposed by researchers" (in en). https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/03/05/new-spoiler-vulnerability-in-all-intel-core-processors-exposed-by-researchers.
↑"AMD Confirms Its Processors Aren't Impacted by Spoiler Vulnerability" (in en). 2019-03-17. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-processor-intel-spoiler-vulnerability,38841.html.