VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2005-4176

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability1.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-12-11
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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.

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