CVE-2005-4696

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

Unavailable / Other

Publication date:

31/12/2005

Last modified:

03/04/2025

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 2.10 LOW
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Physical
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0

2.10

Severity 2.0

LOW

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:home:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:media_center:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc:::::

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page

CPE	From	Up to
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::gold:professional:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:home:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:media_center:::::
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp::sp2:tablet_pc:::::

CVE-2005-4696

Description

Impact

Vulnerable products and versions

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools