CVE-2008-3895 describes a vulnerability in LILO 22.6.1 and earlier, where pre-boot authentication passwords are not properly cleared from the BIOS Keyboard buffer. This allows local attackers to retrieve sensitive information by directly accessing physical memory. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 2.1 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and a potential impact of information disclosure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 22.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilo:lilo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilo:lilo:0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilo:lilo:1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilo:lilo:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lilo:lilo:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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