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CVE-2008-7020
McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does…
Low2.1EPSS 0.20%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.20% · top 90% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- safeboot-bioskeyboard-info-disclosure(45275) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- 31903 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08010.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20080918 [IVIZ-08-010] McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption Plain Text Password Disclosure (v4, Build 4750 and below) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
Sources
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- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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