CVE-2008-3896
Severity Score
2.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2008-09-03 CVE Reserved
- 2008-09-03 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-07 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CAPEC
References (5)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4204 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4206 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf | X_refsource_misc | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495726/100/0/threaded | Mailing List |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | <= 0.97 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version " <= 0.97" | - |
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.92 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.92" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.93 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.93" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.94 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.94" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.94-i386-pc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.94-i386-pc" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.95 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.95" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.95-i386-pc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.95-i386-pc" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.96 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.96" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.96-i386-pc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.96-i386-pc" | - |
Affected
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| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Grub Legacy Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" | 0.97-i386-pc Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Grub Legacy" and version "0.97-i386-pc" | - |
Affected
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