CVE-2005-4696

Public Exploit

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.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 5.60% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory soonerorlater.hu

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/46	third party advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-10/0016.html	mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.soonerorlater.hu/index.khtml?article_id=62	vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/19873	vdb entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/1970	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15008	vdb entry exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/26323/	exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/17064	third party advisory vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/22524	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4696?: CVE-2005-4696 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4696?: To fix CVE-2005-4696, 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-2005-4696 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-4696 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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