FKIE_CVE-2008-3902

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2008-09-03 19:42 - Updated: 2026-06-16 22:56
Severity
Summary
HP firmware 68DTT F.0D 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, aka SSRT080104.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4214
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/1/495800/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4214
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/1/495800/100/0/threaded
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
hp 68dtt f.0d
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