CVE-2008-7020
McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption 4 build 4750 and earlier 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.
Published:Aug 21, 2009
Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
EPS:Aug 21, 2009
EPSS Score:0.00035
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Mcafee
Product
Safeboot Device Encryption
Mcafee
Safeboot Device Encryption
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
