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nvd[email protected]NVD:CVE-2008-3901
HistorySep 03, 2008 - 2:12 p.m.

CVE-2008-3901

2008-09-0314:12:00
CWE-200
web.nvd.nist.gov

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

Software suspend 2 2-2.2.1, when used with the Linux kernel 2.6.16, 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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
linuxlinux_kernelMatch2.6.16
AND
suspend2software_suspend_2Match2-2.2.1

2.1 Low

CVSS2

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

PARTIAL

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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