TrueCrypt 5.0 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. NOTE: the researcher mentions a response from the vendor denying the vulnerability.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2008-09-03T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.636Z
Reserved: 2008-09-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3899
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2008-09-03T14:12:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-21T00:50:23.267
Link: CVE-2008-3899
Redhat
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