CVE-2005-4175 json
Insyde BIOS V190 does not clear the keyboard buffer after reading the BIOS password during system startup, which allows local administrator…
published 2005-12-11 20 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-4170
- cvss
- 2.1
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Insyde BIOS V190 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.
Exploit prediction
0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
References
- ivizsecurity.com /preboot-patch.html
- ivizsecurity.com /research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
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securityfocus.com
/bid/15751
vdb-entry
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securityfocus.com
/archive/1/419610/100/0/threaded
mailing-list
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/847537
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
- pulltheplug.org /users/endrazine/Bios.Information.Leakage.txt
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2005-4175
- NVD CVE-2005-4175
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