CVE-2005-4696 Information disclosure in n/a
Attackers with local process memory access can steal plaintext WEP and WPA keys from the Windows Wireless Zero Configuration service to access the network.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2005-4696?
CVE-2005-4696 is a low-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Xp, published on 1 Feb 2006. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Microsoft Wireless Zero Configuration system (WZCS) stores WEP keys and pair-wise Master Keys (PMK) of the WPA pre-shared key in plaintext in memory of the explorer process, which allows attackers with access to process memory to steal the keys and access the network.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2005-4696?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Windows Xp.
How do I fix CVE-2005-4696?
No fix has been published for CVE-2005-4696 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2005-4696 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4696 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mh39-j6xw-g36j.