CVE-2005-4176

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.94% Top 25%

Third-Party Advisory cert.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15751	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded	mailing list
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537	third party advisory us government resource
http://www.pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4176?: CVE-2005-4176 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4176?: To fix CVE-2005-4176, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4176 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4176 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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