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CVE-2008-3896

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.33%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2008-3896
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.33%

Original NVD Description

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.