Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 2026
CVE-2008-3893
CVE-2008-3893
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 products
2cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_vista:*:*:ultimate:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- secunia.com/advisories/31619nvdVendor Advisory
- www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-0801.htmlnvd
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