Description
Intel firmware PE94510M.86A.0050.2007.0710.1559 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.
Affected products
- Intel / biospe94510m.86a.0050.2007.0710.1559 – pe94510m.86a.0050.2007.0710.1559
References
- MISChttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/495804/100/0/threaded
- MISChttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/604539
- MISChttp://securitytracker.com/id?1020738
- MISChttp://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- MISChttp://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- MISChttp://securityreason.com/securityalert/4205
Updated 17m ago · 8 sources