CVE-2008-3900 | BDVDB-2026-32235 Detail

Description#

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495804/100/0/threaded
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604539
http://securitytracker.com/id?1020738
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4205

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-09-03Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.