CVE-2008-7020

Low

Description

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductMcafee Safeboot Device Encryption
PublishedAug 21, 2009
First seenAug 21, 2009

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
mcafee safeboot_device_encryption4—

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