Description
The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor X6800 and Core 2 Duo desktop processor E6000 and E4000 incorrectly set the memory page Access (A) bit for a page in certain circumstances involving proximity of the code segment limit to the end of a code page, which has unknown impact and attack vectors on certain operating systems other than OpenBSD, aka AI90.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.geek.com/images/geeknews/2006Jan/core_duo_errata__2006_01_21__full.gif
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.matasano.com/log/894/theo-de-raadt-intel-core-2-bugs-assuredly-exploitable-from-userland/
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=118296441702631&w=2
Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24702
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://download.intel.com/design/processor/specupdt/31327914.pdf
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2007/Jun/0605.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
24.1%
Details
Status
published
Products (3)
intel/core_2_duo_e4000
intel/core_2_duo_e6000
intel/core_2_extreme_x6800
Published
Jul 03, 2007
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026