| Revision Date: | 2014-06-02 | Version: | 4 |
| Title: | 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. |
| 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. |
| Family: | windows | Class: | vulnerability |
| Status: | ACCEPTED | Reference(s): | CVE-2008-3899
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| Platform(s): | Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows 7
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
| Product(s): | TrueCrypt
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| Definition Synopsis |
| TrueCrypt is installed AND Determine if the version of TrueCrypt is equals 5.0
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