CVE-2008-3896

Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer...

2.1 Low

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.35%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

Record: CVE-2008-3896
CVSS 2.0: 2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2008-3896
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2008-3882 No score

Record: EUVD-2008-3882
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xf73-4hr6-xcqc No score

Grub Legacy 0.97 and earlier stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer...

Record: GHSA-xf73-4hr6-xcqc
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2008-3896
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2008-3896 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2008-3896
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu grub legacy

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`grub` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 0.97-800.97-810.97-820.97-830.97-84	None known
`grub` Debian:13	All versions, plus listed versions 0.97-84	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2008-3896 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Gnu Grub Legacy, published September 3, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.