CVE-2008-7020

McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31903	Vendor Advisory
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08010.html
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45275

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2009-08-21 07:30

Updated : 2017-08-16 18:29

NVD link : CVE-2008-7020

Mitre link : CVE-2008-7020

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-310

Cryptographic Issues

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Products Affected

mcafee

safeboot_device_encryption

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