VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2005-4696
CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability3.93%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2005-12-31
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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.
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit
- cve@mitre.org — Vendor Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108