CVE-2008-3893
MEDIUMMicrosoft Bitlocker <Windows Vista SP1 - Info Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
Microsoft Bitlocker in Windows Vista before SP1 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer during boot, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31619
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0801.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0150
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/windows_vista
(2 CPE variants)
Published
Sep 03, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026