CVE-2025-8774

low-risk
Published 2025-08-09

A vulnerability has been found in riscv-boom SonicBOOM up to 2.2.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component L1 Data Cache Handler. The manipulation leads to observable timing discrepancy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 2.5/10 Low
LOCAL / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Risvc-Boom

Affected Vendors

Boom-Core

References (5)

Broken Link https://github.com/fizz-is-on-the-way/vuls_cpu/tree/master/MSHRush
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319297
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.319297
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.625550
Broken Link https://github.com/fizz-is-on-the-way/vuls_cpu/tree/master/MSHRush
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low-risk
Severity 6/34 · Minimal
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal