Description
Secu Star DriveCrypt Plus Pack 3.9 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.
References (7)
Core 7
Core References
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/31605
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0807.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30818
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495803/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4213
Scores
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
secustar/drivecrypt_plus_pack
3.9
Published
Sep 03, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026