CVE-2008-3896
Low
Description
Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier 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.
SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
Product
Gnu Grub Legacy
PublishedSep 3, 2008
First seenSep 3, 2008
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gnu grub_legacy | v ≤ 0.97, 0.92, 0.93, 0.94, 0.94-i386-pc, 0.95, 0.95-i386-pc, 0.96, 0.96-i386-pc, 0.97-i386-pc | — |
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