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CVE-2008-3897

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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

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.

Affected (1)

Freed0m
1 product
Disckcryptor
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Disckcryptor
Version 0.2.6
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

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 (8)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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