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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:NAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15751
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/preboot-patch.html
- http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/847537Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.pulltheplug.org/users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15751
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 11, 2005
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified