CVE-2005-4696 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...
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 3.9%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft windows xp | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- 20051004 Advisory: WZCS vulnerabilities mailing-list vendor-advisory
- 17064 third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- 46 third-party-advisory
- 19873 vdb-entry
- 15008 exploit vdb-entry
- www.soonerorlater.hu vendor-advisory
- ADV-2005-1970 vdb-entry
- win-xp-wzcs-information-disclosure(22524) vdb-entry
- 26323 exploit