Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 8.2%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31903
- 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
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31903
- 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
Products affected by CVE-2008-7020
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cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4