Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-3900
Intel firmware PE94510M.86A.0050.2007.0710.1559 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 27.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4205
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020738
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604539
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495804/100/0/threaded
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4205
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1020738
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604539
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495804/100/0/threaded