CVE-2005-4175 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read BIOS passwords from physical memory due to uncleared keyboard buffers, exposing sensitive credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4175?
CVE-2005-4175 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Dec 2005. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insyde BIOS V190 does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrators or users to read the password directly from physical memory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Insyde Insyde Bios.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2005-4175 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c4rm-hpgr-mj62.