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…

published February 1, 2006

CVSS
—
EPSS
4%
Percentile
90.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03931 · 90.3th percentile
Published
2006-02-01T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 FEB 20:00Z
    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…
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