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CVE-2008-3894

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2008-09-03 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.

Affected Platforms

Ibm Lenovo 7Cetb5Ww

Weakness Type

CWE-200

References