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.

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/31903	Vendor Advisory
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

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Published : 2009-08-21 02:30

Updated : 2017-08-17 01:29

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NVD link : CVE-2008-7020

Mitre link : CVE-2008-7020

Mcafee

CWE-310