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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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T09:53:00.636Z
Reserved: 2008-09-03T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2008-3899

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2008-09-03T14:12:00.000
Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490
Link: CVE-2008-3899

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