CVE-2005-4176 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read the BIOS password from physical memory due to an uncleared keyboard buffer, 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-2005-4176?
CVE-2005-4176 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
AWARD Bios Modular 4.50pg 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-2005-4176?
How do I fix CVE-2005-4176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4176 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4176 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5fq6-q26j-jpfr.