CVE-2025-8774 LOW

CVE-2025-8774: riscv-boom SonicBOOM L1 Data Cache timing discrepancy

Vendor Riscv-Boom
Product SonicBOOM
Weakness CWE-208
Published August 9, 2025
Last update August 12, 2025

CVSS base score

2.0/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 9, 2025 CVE published
August 12, 2025 Record updated