FKIE_CVE-2008-3894

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-03 14:12 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4207
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495808/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4207
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495808/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
ibm lenovo_7cetb5ww 2.05
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:56:45.523",
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