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CVE-2008-3896

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Published: Sep 3, 2008Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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2.1
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (10)

Products: Gnu: Grub Legacy
Gnu
1 product
Grub Legacy
Configuration A
10 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Gnu
Grub Legacy
Up to 0.97
Grub Legacy
Version 0.92
Grub Legacy
Version 0.93
Grub Legacy
Version 0.94-i386-pc
Grub Legacy
Version 0.94
Grub Legacy
Version 0.95-i386-pc
Grub Legacy
Version 0.95
Grub Legacy
Version 0.96-i386-pc
Grub Legacy
Version 0.96
Grub Legacy
Version 0.97-i386-pc

Related CWEs

CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (10)

Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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