# 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.

- **Severity:** Low 2.1 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Feb 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mh39-j6xw-g36j

## 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: 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:

- Microsoft Windows XP - Wireless Zero Configuration Service Information Disclosure (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Xp

- [CVE-2012-1852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1852/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2012-1853](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1853/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2009-0119](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-0119/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-1946](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-1946/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2005-3595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-3595/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2005-4696 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2005-4696 exists.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows Xp. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4696/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2005-4696/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-4696
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4696
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2005-4696

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