CVE-2008-3893

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Microsoft Bitlocker in Windows Vista before SP1 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer during boot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Sep 3, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2008-3893: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix