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CVE-2008-3893

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2008-09-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Microsoft Windows Vista

Weakness Type

CWE-200, CWE-200

References