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MitreCVE-2008-3899HistorySep 03, 2008 - 2:12 p.m.
CVE-2008-3899
2008-09-0314:12:00
CWE-200
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
23
truecrypt
vulnerability
local users
sensitive information
bios
keyboard buffer
nvd
cve-2008-3899
CVSS2
2.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
5.9
Confidence
Low
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
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.
Affected configurations
Node
truecrypt_foundationtruecryptMatch5.0
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| truecrypt_foundation | truecrypt | 5.0 | cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Related
nvd
nvd
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2008-09-03 14:12:00
prion
prion
Design/Logic Flaw
2008-09-03 14:12:00
cvelist
cvelist
CVE-2008-3899
2008-09-03 14:00:00
CVSS2
2.1
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
5.9
Confidence
Low
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
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