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CVE-2008-7020
Published: Aug 21, 2009
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
safeboot-bioskeyboard-info-disclosure(45275)
vdb-entry
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31903
third-party-advisory
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http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08010.html
x_refsource_MISC
20080918 [IVIZ-08-010] McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption Plain Text Password Disclosure (v4, Build 4750 and below)
mailing-list
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