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CVE-2008-3893
Published: Sep 3, 2008
Modified: Apr 3, 2025
PUBLISHED
Description
Microsoft Bitlocker in Windows Vista before SP1 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer during boot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
31619
third-party-advisory
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http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0801.html
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