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CVE-2008-3894

IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 25%
Public exploits
0
none known

IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 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 (EPSS)

0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 25% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • securityreason.com /securityalert/4207 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • ivizsecurity.com /preboot-patch.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • ivizsecurity.com /research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/495808/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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