McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption up to 4 cryptographic issues
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A vulnerability was found in McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption up to 4. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-310. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
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.
The weakness was shared 08/21/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at seclists.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2008-7020 since 08/21/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (45275).
Product
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.5
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Cryptographic issuesCWE: CWE-310
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
09/22/2008 🔍08/21/2009 🔍
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03/18/2015 🔍
12/21/2017 🔍
Sources
Vendor: mcafee.comAdvisory: seclists.org
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-7020 (🔍)
X-Force: 45275 - McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption BIOS keyboard information disclosure
Secunia: 31903 - McAfee SafeBoot Device Encryption Password Disclosure Security Issue, Not Critical
Entry
Created: 03/18/2015 15:15Updated: 12/21/2017 10:35
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (45), 12/21/2017 10:35 (7)
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