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CVE-2008-3899

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2008-09-03 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

TrueCrypt 5.0 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. NOTE: the researcher mentions a response from the vendor denying the vulnerability.

Affected products

• Truecrypt Foundation Truecrypt: 5.0

References

• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4203
• http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
• http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495805/100/0/threaded
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4203
• http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
• http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495805/100/0/threaded

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