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CVE-2008-3899

TrueCrypt 5.0 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, whi…

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

TrueCrypt 5.0 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer. NOTE: the researcher mentions a response from the vendor denying the vulnerability.

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/4203 · 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/1/495805/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred

Sources

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