Vulnerability Details CVE-2005-4176
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.008
EPSS Ranking 73.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 2.1
References
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537
- http://www.pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15751
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537
- http://www.pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15751
Products affected by CVE-2005-4176
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cpe:2.3:h:award:award_bios_modular:4.50pg