CVE-2008-3897

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

DiskCryptor 0.2.6 on Windows 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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/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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