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CVE-2008-3899

CVE-kwetsbaarheidsdetails - eXtreme Datacenter Security Operations

Gepubliceerd 2008-09-03 14:00:00
Laatst bijgewerkt 2024-08-07 09:53:00
Toegewezen door mitre
CVSS-score geen score
Status PUBLISHED

Beschrijving

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.