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…

published August 21, 2009

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
9.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00203 · 9.8th percentile
Published
2009-08-21T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 AUG 14:00Z
    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…
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