CVE-2008-3899

Published Sep 3, 2008

Last updated 6 years ago

Overview

Description: 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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 2.1
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-200

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:truecrypt_foundation:truecrypt:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "4F82FEB6-5F30-4E7C-9E69-277DF20B9C85"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References