CVE-2008-3896 json
Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer before and…
published 2008-09-03 18 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2008-3882
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier 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.
Exploit prediction
0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/495726/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4206
third-party-advisory
- ivizsecurity.com /preboot-patch.html
- ivizsecurity.com /research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
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securityreason.com
/securityalert/4204
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2008-3896
- NVD CVE-2008-3896
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