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.
Published:Dec 11, 2005
Last Modified:Apr 16, 2026
EPS:Dec 11, 2005
EPSS Score:0.00789
CVSS Score:2.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Award
Product
Award Bios Modular
Award
Award Bios Modular
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
References
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
