Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 21, 2009· Updated Apr 23, 2026

CVE-2008-7020

Description

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.

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Affected products

McAfee/Safeboot Device Encryption2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:safeboot_device_encryption:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=4 build 4750

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/31903nvdVendor Advisory
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2008/Sep/0378.htmlnvd
www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdfnvd
www.ivizsecurity.com/security-advisory-iviz-sr-08010.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45275nvd

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