TI-2008-03733 Aliases CVE-2008-3894 GHSA-f9wh-r74m-7mrv

IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS…

LOW 11CWE-200Published 2008-09-03 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · None · None
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

IBM Lenovo firmware 7CETB5WW 2.05 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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00316 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:ibm:lenovo_7cetb5ww:2.05:::::::*	2.05	Vulnerable	IBM

cpe:2.3:h:ibm:lenovo_7cetb5ww:2.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.05 Vulnerable ·IBM

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-3894
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f9wh-r74m-7mrv

References

Advisory 1

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Other 2

Sources

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