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CVE-2008-7020

N/A
Published: August 21, 2009 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorSafeboot Device Encryption

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISC
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/31903
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08010.html
VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45275

CVSS

2.1LOW[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-310

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