CVE-2008-3896

https://notcve.org/view.php?id=CVE-2008-3896

Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier 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. Grub Legacy 0.97 y versiones anteriores almacena contraseñas de autenticación de pre-arranque en el búfer BIOS Keyboard y no limpia este búfer antes y después del uso, lo cual permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible leyendo las localizaciones de memoria física asociadas con este búfer. • http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4204 http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4206 http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495726/100/0/threaded • CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor •